KNOCKOUT WASTE CONTROL LTD

💤Zombieactive
12320055 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-18
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-04-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-03-31
    GRAY, Hugh James resigned
    director
  7. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As KNOCKOUT WASTE CONTROL LTD
  14. 2019-11-18
    COOPER, Wilson Paul appointed
    director
  15. 2019-11-18
    GRAY, Hugh James appointed
    director
  16. 2019-11-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Wilson Paul Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hugh James Grayceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

105 Beddington Road
St Paul's Cray
Orpington
BR5 2TE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COOPER, Wilson Paul
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-11-18
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Active
GRAY, Hugh James
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-11-18 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-22