COLLECT AND RECYCLE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12129133 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-30
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
£38
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: high (81/100)

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

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
24 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38
Very low cash
Cash position: £46
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46
~ YoY
Net Worth
£38
~ YoY
Current Assets
£146
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£29£58£88£117£146Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£38£38
Current assets£146£146
Cash£46£46
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£38£38

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-03-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-03-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2020-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-03-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-03-18
    GRAVES, Mark appointed
    secretary
  16. 2020-03-18
    GRAVES, Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-18
    THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2019-08-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLLECT AND RECYCLE LTD
  21. 2019-07-30
    THORNTON, Bryan Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2019-07-30
    📄
    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 62 — 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 62. 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Graves
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bryan Thorntonceased 18/03/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2019-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

1a Wharfside Mews
Carre Street
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 7TR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRAVES, Mark
secretary · appointed 2020-03-18
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Active
GRAVES, Mark
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-03-18
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Active
THORNTON, Bryan Anthony
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-07-30 · resigned 2020-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01