CTR RECOVER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14476076 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.8y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
14 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2
Debtors£2
Net assets£2
Average employees1000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2024-07-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
  6. 2023-09-23
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-09-21
    FITZGERALD, Mark appointed
    director
  8. 2023-09-21
    ALMOND, Robert Oliver Anthony resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-09-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-06-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CTR RECOVER LIMITED
  14. 2022-11-10
    ALMOND, Robert Oliver Anthony appointed
    director
  15. 2022-11-10
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Ctr (Group) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ctr (Group) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CTR RECOVER LIMITED
This company · 14476076

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ctr (Group) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Robert Almondceased 21/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2022-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Unit 30 Marchington Ind. Estate Stubby Lane
Marchington
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 8LP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FITZGERALD, Mark
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-21
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Active
ALMOND, Robert Oliver Anthony
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-11-10 · resigned 2023-09-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge4 properties19/07/2024
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-10