DIGAWAY RECYCLING LTD
💤Zombieactive
09106681 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-30
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (81/100)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
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
34 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05➖SOUTHALL, Mark Leslie resigneddirector
- 2022-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs DIGAWAY RECYCLING LTD
- 2014-06-30➕SOUTHALL, Wayne Anthony appointeddirector
- 2014-06-30➕SOUTHALL, Mark Leslie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark Leslie Southall Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Wayne Anthony Southall Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Hayley Green Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALE GREEN ENERGY LIMITED→ 07976821 · est 2012 | £35.10M £25.27M–£44.92M | £25.64M | — | 2200 | 14y | 84 | 61y |
| EXCOOL LIMITED→ 07153492 · est 2010 | £11.64M £8.38M–£14.90M | — | — | 176 | 16y | 85 | 70y |
| AURORA ENERGY LIMITED→ 05207166 · est 2004 | — | — | £1.29M | — | 21y | 82 | 75y |
| BENECO ENERGY LIMITED→ 05166984 · est 2004 | — | — | £343.0k | — | 21y | 82 | 75y |
| HT WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED→ 04119808 · est 2000 | — | — | £1.45M | — | 25y | 82 | 65y |
| CHURCH FARM BARNS LIMITED→ 04093973 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | 81 | 71y |
| FARM GREEN ENERGY LIMITED→ 12419625 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| FRESCO ENERGY LIMITED→ 11164902 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| G P PIPELINES LIMITED→ 05741559 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| JOHNSON BROS COMPOUNDING LIMITED→ 03543352 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| JOULE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13292413 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| MCBREEN ENVIRO UK LIMITED→ 14792797 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Grove House Yard Tewkesbury Rd
Upton Upon Severn
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR8 0PW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SOUTHALL, Wayne Anthony→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SOUTHALL, Mark Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2022-09-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-28