PODBACK LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

13027893 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-11-18

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

38210SIC 38210
38320SIC 38320
82920Packaging activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (77/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	8	800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-25
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-01-25
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-12-18
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DUNGATE, Paul Anthony resigned
secretary
2025-12-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
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CHANT, Corinne Nicole appointed
director
2025-10-09
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DE FELICE, Roberto Damiano resigned
director
2025-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-29
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FRESHWATER, Richard appointed
director
2024-01-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-01
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ELLIS, Oliver appointed
director
2023-10-27
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DEMOULIN, Sophie appointed
director
2023-10-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-26
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HOWATSON, Richard James resigned
director
2023-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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LUNDSTROM, Anna Sofia Rebecka appointed
director
2022-06-27
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CHESNEAU, Guillaume resigned
director
2022-06-14
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DE FELICE, Roberto Damiano appointed
director
2022-06-14
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ELLIS, Oliver resigned
director
2022-03-11
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ELLIS, Oliver appointed
director
2022-03-10
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BEVANS, Toby Jack resigned
director
2021-06-07
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HOQUE-HARWOOD, Tasmina appointed
director
2021-05-17
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HINDLEY, Richard Paul appointed
director
2021-04-30
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COOK, Justin Richard resigned
director
2020-11-18
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Company incorporated
As PODBACK LIMITED
2020-11-18
➕
DUNGATE, Paul Anthony appointed
secretary
2020-11-18
➕
BEVANS, Toby Jack appointed
director
2020-11-18
➕
CHESNEAU, Guillaume appointed
director
2020-11-18
➕
COOK, Justin Richard appointed
director
2020-11-18
➕
DUNGATE, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2020-11-18
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DUNGATE, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2020-11-18
➕
HOWATSON, Richard James appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DUNGATE, Paul Anthony resigned 2025-12-18; DE FELICE, Roberto Damiano resigned 2025-10-09

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Nestle Uk Ltd.

Corporate parent

🏛️

Jacobs Douwe Egberts Gb Ltd

Corporate parent

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PODBACK LIMITED

This company · 13027893

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Nestle Uk Ltd. Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/11/2020
Jacobs Douwe Egberts Gb Ltd Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/11/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2020-11-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Suite 4 4 Hilliards Court

Chester Business Park

Chester

CH4 9QP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-22

Last: 2025-11-08