D.E.M.C.O ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND DEMOLITION LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15736146 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-22
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43110Demolition
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-11-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-11-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-11-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-11-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-09-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-09-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-08-28
    BOARDLEY, Jo-Anne appointed
    director
  10. 2024-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D.E.M.C.O ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND DEMOLITION LIMITED
  11. 2024-05-22
    GENT, Jack William appointed
    director
  12. 2024-05-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-22

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jack William Gent
Individual · British · DOB 01/2008 · age 18
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/05/2024

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
Incorporated2024-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310

Registered office

C/O Blend Accountants First Floor Brunel House 9 Penrod Way
Heysham
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA3 2UZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-22OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOARDLEY, Jo-Anne
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-08-28
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Active
GENT, Jack William
director · ~18y · appointed 2024-05-22
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-22