COLDSTREAM RECYCLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC448922 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees200200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-03-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-03-14
    ➖
    BROWN, Paul William resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-01-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As COLDSTREAM RECYCLING LIMITED
  19. 2013-04-30
    ➕
    BROWN, Stephen James appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-30
    ➕
    BROWN, Paul William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen James Brown
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul William Brownceased 14/03/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Paul William Brownceased 02/04/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

24 Duke Street
Coldstream
TD12 4BW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Stephen James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-30
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Active
BROWN, Paul William→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2024-03-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30