CAMBRIDGESHIRE AGGREGATES & RECYCLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13568792 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-16
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-733
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
  • 46130SIC 46130
  • 46730SIC 46730
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £733

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£733
Current Assets
£126
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£-733
Current assets£126
Net assets£-733

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAMBRIDGESHIRE AGGREGATES & RECYCLING LIMITED
  6. 2021-08-16
    DE SIMONE, Franco appointed
    director
  7. 2021-08-16
    📄
    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Franco De Simone
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Quarterway Barns
Ely Road
Little Thetford
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3HP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DE SIMONE, Franco
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-08-16
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Recent filings (9 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-16