AIRLOAD WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
10775574 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 18 → 19
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1819
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38120SIC 38120
  • 39000SIC 39000
  • 81229Other building and industrial cleaning activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2017-11-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ultimate Finance LTD
  11. 2017-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRLOAD WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD
  12. 2017-05-17
    FOREMAN, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  13. 2017-05-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Mark Anthony Foreman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Airload Buildings
Orgreave Lane
Sheffield
S13 9NG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FOREMAN, Mark Anthony
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-17
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ultimate Finance
Ultimate Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property07/11/2017
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-23