KENT WASTE GROUP LTD
🌱Startupactive
16463104 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-01➕LIA, Jon Michael Daniel appointeddirector
- 2025-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs KENT WASTE GROUP LTD
- 2025-05-20➕BUCHANAN, Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-05-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Buchanan Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/05/2025 |
Mr Jon Michael Daniel Lia Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/04/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
C/O Best Choice Chartered Accountants, Regus
1 Elmfield Park
Bromley
BR1 1LU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BUCHANAN, Michael→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-05-20
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LIA, Jon Michael Daniel→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Recent filings (9 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-20