A1 RECYCLING AND RENEWABLES NW LTD

💤Zombieactive
14681566 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees700

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
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 capital
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 capital
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-05-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-05-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-08-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-11-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 RECYCLING AND RENEWABLES NW LTD
  10. 2023-02-22
    INCE, Simon appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-22
    📄
    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

A1 Group Holdings (Nw) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
A1 Group Holdings (Nw) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
A1 RECYCLING AND RENEWABLES NW LTD
This company · 14681566

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
A1 Group Holdings (Nw) Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/04/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Inceceased 09/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Unit 9 Riverside
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 8TU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

INCE, Simon
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-02-22
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Recent filings (12 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-22