COUNTRY MINI SKIPS LTD
🌳Matureactive
10132660 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-19
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£154.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £154,352
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£154k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£152k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £165.2k | £120.9k |
| Current assets | £152.1k | £96.6k |
| Net assets | £154.4k | £100.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-19➖COMPTON, James Clive Donald resigneddirector
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs COUNTRY MINI SKIPS LTD
- 2016-04-19➕COMPTON, Charles William Henry appointeddirector
- 2016-04-19➕COMPTON, Clive William appointeddirector
- 2016-04-19➕COMPTON, James Clive Donald appointeddirector
- 2016-04-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Clive William Compton Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
96 Bradford Leigh
Bradford On Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 2RW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COMPTON, Charles William Henry→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-04-19
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COMPTON, Clive William→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COMPTON, James Clive Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2024-07-19
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-02