CORNWALL WASTE CARE LTD.

💤Zombieactive

11712644 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-05

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£96.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £96,668

Cash YoY

+15389%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4k

↑ 15389% YoY

Net Worth

£97k

↑ 196% YoY

Current Assets

£90k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£334.2k	£342.0k
Current assets	£89.8k	£116.8k
Cash	£4.3k	£28
Debtors	£60.4k	£96.8k
Net assets	£96.7k	£32.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
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PEARSON, Jack resigned
director
2023-11-16
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POLKINGHORNE, Bernadette resigned
director
2023-11-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-17
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PEARSON, Jack appointed
director
2023-05-17
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POLKINGHORNE, Bernadette appointed
director
2022-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-12-05
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Company incorporated
As CORNWALL WASTE CARE LTD.
2018-12-05
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SCULLY, Charles Bernard appointed
director
2018-12-05
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100

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.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Charles Bernard Scully Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	05/12/2018

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

Incorporated2018-12-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

C/O Whyfield Truro Business Park

Threemilestone

Truro

Cornwall

TR4 9LF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-18

Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SCULLY, Charles Bernard→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-12-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PEARSON, Jack→

director · ~29y · appointed 2023-05-17 · resigned 2023-11-16

Resigned

POLKINGHORNE, Bernadette→

director · ~51y · appointed 2023-05-17 · resigned 2023-11-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-11-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-11-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-05-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-19