WASTE CLOUD LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC757455 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,537
Cash YoY
+332%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 332% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 365% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 194% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£14.5k£3.1k
Current assets£32.1k£10.9k
Cash£18.7k£4.3k
Debtors£13.4k£6.6k
Net assets£14.5k£3.1k

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2025-04-30
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  4. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-12
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-12
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-12
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  8. 2023-10-17
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  9. 2023-03-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  10. 2023-03-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2023-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  13. 2023-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2023-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-02-23
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  17. 2023-02-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-02-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2023-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As WASTE CLOUD LIMITED
  20. 2023-02-02
    ➕
    BURTON, Ross Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2023-02-02
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Craig James appointed
    director
  22. 2023-02-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

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

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 Craig James Douglas
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/03/2023
Mr Ross Ian Burton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/02/2023
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Out There Holdings Ltdceased 17/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mercat Cross Holdings Limitedceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest
  • Mr Craig James Douglasceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr David Fraser Rankineceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Out There Holdings Ltdceased 22/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest
  • Mercat Cross Holdings Limitedceased 22/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest

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
Incorporated2023-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

30/2 Eskbank Office Complex
Hardengreen Industrial Estate
Dalkeith
EH22 3NX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURTON, Ross Ian→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-02-02
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Active
DOUGLAS, Craig James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-02
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-01