MOBILE WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
10759983 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-08
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 May 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38210SIC 38210
  • 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,075 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£17k£25k£34k£42kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£24.9k£37.4k
Current assets£24.9k£42.1k
Net assets£1£6.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-05-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-04-23
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-08-07
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2024-07-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-08-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-08-11
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2023-07-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MOBILE WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD
  19. 2017-05-08
    EDMEADES, Derek appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Edmeades
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

10 Bankfoot Road
Bromley
BR1 5PP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

EDMEADES, Derek
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-05-08
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Recent filings (29 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-06-22
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-25