3B WASTE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13293227 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-26
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£2
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: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
25 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2
Debtors£2
Net assets£2£2

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-04-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 3B WASTE LIMITED
  21. 2021-03-26
    BENNETT, Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2021-03-26
    BENNETT, Thomas Edward Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2021-03-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/03/2021
Mr Thomas Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/03/2021

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
Incorporated2021-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Unit 8/9 Pegasus Orion Business Park
Great Blakenham
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP6 0LW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BENNETT, Martin
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-03-26
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Active
BENNETT, Thomas Edward Paul
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-03-26
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-11