A1 CLEARANCE AND RECYCLING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12245833 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,958
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.0k |
| Current assets | £5.5k |
| Net assets | £11.0k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19➕WHATLING, Deborah Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 CLEARANCE AND RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2019-10-07➕LARTER, Ian David appointeddirector
- 2019-10-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Deborah Anne Whatling Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/10/2021 |
Mr Ian David Larter Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 07/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
107 Ellough Road
Beccles
Suffolk
NR34 7AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LARTER, Ian David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHATLING, Deborah Anne→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06