B&J WASTE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14828445 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£66.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £66,253
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
Net Worth
£66k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £485.3k | £494.0k |
| Current assets | £1.27M | — |
| Cash | £5.0k | — |
| Net assets | £66.3k | £36.0k |
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.
See pricing →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 (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Glen Hawes
- 2023-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-19➕FORSYTH, Samantha Alice appointeddirector
- 2023-05-19➖LAYNES, Jayden Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2023-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs B&J WASTE LIMITED
- 2023-04-26➕FORSYTH, Benjamin Russell appointeddirector
- 2023-04-26➕LAYNES, Jayden Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2023-04-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin Russell Forsyth Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 26/04/2023 |
Mrs Samantha Forsyth Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jayden Mitchell Laynesceased 19/05/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
161 Hatters Lane
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP13 7NF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FORSYTH, Benjamin Russell→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORSYTH, Samantha Alice→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAYNES, Jayden Mitchell→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-26 · resigned 2023-05-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Glen Hawes / Adele Hawes | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/07/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-26