KETTERING CAR RECYCLING LTD

💤Zombieactive
12091950 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-08
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£20
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 39000SIC 39000
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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£20
~ YoY
Current Assets
£20
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4£8£12£16£20Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£20£20
Current assets£20£20
Net assets£20£20

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-05-22
    WHITE, Robert Augustus resigned
    director
  4. 2026-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KETTERING CAR RECYCLING LTD
  15. 2019-07-08
    DUNNE, James appointed
    director
  16. 2019-07-08
    WHITE, Robert Augustus appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-08
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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 60 — 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 60. 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Dunne
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
sig. influencesignificant influence08/07/2019
Mr Robert Augustus White
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
sig. influencesignificant influence08/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310

Registered office

Pytchley Lodge Industrial Estate
Pytchley Lodge Road
Kettering
NN15 6JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DUNNE, James
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-07-08
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Active
WHITE, Robert Augustus
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-07-08 · resigned 2026-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-10