AFFINITY RECYCLING LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14952202 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-22
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£16.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 39000SIC 39000
  • 49420Removal services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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).

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, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red 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 £16,160

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£16k
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£16.2k
Current assets£16.2k
Cash£4.5k
Debtors£11.7k
Net assets£16.2k

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-02-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-02-07
    ROUND, Declan David appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-11-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-09-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-09-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-11-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFFINITY RECYCLING LIMITED
  14. 2023-06-22
    DERBYSHIRE, Trudi Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2023-06-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Trudi Elizabeth Derbyshire
Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/06/2023
Mr Declan David Round
Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
2550%
25-50% shares07/02/2025

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
Incorporated2023-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Unit 19 Hadley Road
Sleaford
NG34 7EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DERBYSHIRE, Trudi Elizabeth
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-06-22
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Active
ROUND, Declan David
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-02-07
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-22