NEW TOWN WASTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC443044 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£104
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £104

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£104
Net Worth
£104
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£21£42£62£83£104Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£104—
Cash£104—
Net assets£104—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-05-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2013-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As NEW TOWN WASTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    MCLINDON, Martin Partick appointed
    director
  18. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    NEILSON, William Mcleish appointed
    director
  19. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2013-02-18
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2013-02-18
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  23. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2013-02-18
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Mcleish Neilson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Martin Mclindon
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

22 Albert Street
Motherwell
ML1 1PR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCLINDON, Martin Partick→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-02-18
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Active
NEILSON, William Mcleish→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2013-02-18
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2013-02-18
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2013-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-27