A J PAIN WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive

05692579 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-31

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	600	500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-08-08
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2024-06-04
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2023-10-02
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2022-08-08
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2021-10-29
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2020-10-20
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accounts · AA
2019-10-31
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accounts · AA
2019-02-05
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officers · CH01
2019-02-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-02-05
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officers · CH01
2018-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-31
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accounts · AA
2016-10-28
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accounts · AA
2016-09-06
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address · AD01
2016-02-17
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2006-02-16
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PAIN, Daniel William appointed
secretary
2006-02-16
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PAIN, Anthony James appointed
director
2006-02-01
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2006-02-01
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2006-01-31
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Company incorporated
As A J PAIN WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD
2006-01-31
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2006-01-31
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Daniel William Pain Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Anthony James Pain Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-01-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

163 Herne Hill

London

SE24 9LR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PAIN, Daniel William→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-16

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Active

PAIN, Anthony James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2006-02-16

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2006-02-01

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2006-02-01

Resigned

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