CIGARETTE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11981248 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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 (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
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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-15📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-03-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CIGARETTE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2019-05-07➕EL ASSAL, Negweny Reiad Ghebrial appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mr Negweny Reiad Ghebrial El Assal Individual · Luxembourger · DOB 09/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/05/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201
Registered office
10 Osborne Road Osborne Road
Blackpool
FY4 1HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
EL ASSAL, Negweny Reiad Ghebrial→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-05-07
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-04-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-06-10