COMPOST WORKS (UK) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12203490 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-09-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£5.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
14 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,617

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£5.6k
Current assets£5.6k
Cash£5.6k
Debtors£0
Net assets£5.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMPOST WORKS (UK) LTD
  9. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    ALANKO, Minna Maria appointed
    director
  10. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    BETHELL, Emily June, Dr appointed
    director
  11. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    PEAK, Roberta Anne Sian appointed
    director
  12. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    SEPPA, Inari Tuulikki, Ms. appointed
    director
  13. 2019-09-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

15 Chestnut Grove
Wavertree
Liverpool
L15 8HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ALANKO, Minna Maria→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-09-12
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Active
BETHELL, Emily June, Dr→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-09-12
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Active
PEAK, Roberta Anne Sian→
director · ~73y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEPPA, Inari Tuulikki, Ms.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-09-12
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-09-12