GREEN OAK RECYCLING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08817385 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
- 2019-02-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-07-02➕COUNSELL, Michaela Valana appointeddirector
- 2018-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GREEN OAK RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2013-12-17➕COUNSELL, Peter Ian appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Michaela Valana Counsell Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/02/2021 |
Mr Peter Ian Counsell Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED→ 07383636 · est 2010 | £12.22M £8.80M–£15.64M | — | — | 26 | 15y | 82 | 62y |
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| M J TEALE PLANT HIRE LIMITED→ 04996274 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 82 | 75y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
13 Rossall Road
Thornton Cleveleys
Lancashire
FY5 1AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COUNSELL, Michaela Valana→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-02
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COUNSELL, Peter Ian→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-12-17
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KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2013-12-17 · resigned 2013-12-17
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C. | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/07/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18