AS WASTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13997501 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£27.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,406
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,818 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£121k
Net Worth
£27k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£186k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£37k£74k£111k£149k£186kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£27.4k£49.0k
Current assets£185.7k£118.4k
Cash£121.4k
Debtors£64.3k
Net assets£27.4k£38.2k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AS WASTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  6. 2022-03-23
    CARTWRIGHT-SMITH, Scott Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2022-03-23
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Anthony Cartwright-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Suite D Suite D, Astor House
282 Lichfield Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B74 2UG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CARTWRIGHT-SMITH, Scott Anthony
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-03-23
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-23