BARNES RECYCLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09103457 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£57.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,434
Net assets shrinking
Down £37,969 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£57k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£116kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£77.4k£126.4k
Current assets£76.5k£115.5k
Net assets£57.4k£95.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-12-17
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2024-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-14
    WITTEKIND, Richard Edward appointed
    director
  17. 2016-01-14
    BARHAM, Danny resigned
    director
  18. 2014-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BARNES RECYCLING LIMITED
  19. 2014-06-26
    BARHAM, Danny appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Edward Wittekind
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/12/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Profile West, Suite D Second Floor
950 Great West Road
Brentford
TW8 9ES
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WITTEKIND, Richard Edward
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-01-14
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Active
BARHAM, Danny
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2016-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29