GLOBAL METAL RECYCLING LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.4k | £58.5k |
| Current assets | £106.6k | £91.9k |
| Net assets | £64.2k | £33.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-01➖SMITH, David Thomas resigneddirector
- 2026-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-01➕GIBLIN, Christopher Kevin appointeddirector
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-01➕TYLER, Rodger Dominick appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01➖TYLER, Rodger Dominick resigneddirector
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOBAL METAL RECYCLING LTD
- 2013-10-03➕SMITH, David Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SMITH, David Thomas resigned 2026-03-01; TYLER, Rodger Dominick resigned 2025-10-01
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Kevin Giblin Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Thomas Smithceased 04/03/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Energy & utilities · L postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRIPEL NETWORKS LIMITED→ 13114622 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ENERGIA (NW) LTD→ 12707048 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ENVIRO PATH WASTE SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 16815485 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENVIRONMENTAL ASBESTOS REMOVALS LTD→ 13509393 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FISHER OPS LTD→ 16944119 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREEN CREDENTIALS LIMITED→ 17071797 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREEN WATS LTD→ 15309809 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GTO ENTERPRISES LTD→ 16662730 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GWCLOGISTICSLTD LTD→ 16853683 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| H D SKIP HIRE LTD→ 09778272 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| HALEWOOD MICROGRID LIMITED→ 12860610 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HQ ENERGY CENTRE LTD→ 14432946 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.