BIFFA CHEMICAL WASTE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

09673464 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-07

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

56/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

38120SIC 38120
38210SIC 38210
38220SIC 38220

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

56/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2019-04-02
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-04-02
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Company dissolved
2019-01-15
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-01-07
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2018-12-11
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2018-12-11
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2018-11-23
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2018-11-23
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2018-10-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-10-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-10-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-10-05
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appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2018-09-28
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PIKE, Richard Neil appointed
director
2018-09-28
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BIFFA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2018-09-28
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WAKELIN, Ian Raymond resigned
director
2017-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-14
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2016-12-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2015-10-05
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2015-10-05
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2015-09-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-09-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-09-28
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TOPHAM, Michael Robert Mason appointed
director
2015-09-28
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TYDEMAN, Justin Antony James resigned
director
2015-09-28
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WAKELIN, Ian Raymond appointed
director
2015-09-28
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WOODS, Simon Alasdair resigned
director
2015-07-07
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Company incorporated
As BIFFA CHEMICAL WASTE LIMITED
2015-07-07
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TYDEMAN, Justin Antony James appointed
director
2015-07-07
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WOODS, Simon Alasdair appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-04-02

Group structure

Biffa Waste Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Biffa Waste Services Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BIFFA CHEMICAL WASTE LIMITED

This company · 09673464

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Biffa Waste Services Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-07-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

C/O Biffa Waste Services Coronation Road

Cressex Business Park

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP12 3TZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2018-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

PIKE, Richard Neil→

director · ~57y · appointed 2018-09-28

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Active

TOPHAM, Michael Robert Mason→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-28

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Active

BIFFA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2018-09-28

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Active

TYDEMAN, Justin Antony James→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-07-07 · resigned 2015-09-28

Resigned

WAKELIN, Ian Raymond→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2018-09-28

Resigned

WOODS, Simon Alasdair→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-07-07 · resigned 2015-09-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2019-04-02

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2019-01-15

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2019-01-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary

accounts · AA

2018-12-11

legacy

other · AGREEMENT2

2018-12-11

legacy

other · GUARANTEE2

2018-12-11

legacy

accounts · PARENT_ACC

2018-11-23

legacy

other · GUARANTEE2

2018-11-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2018-10-05

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2018-10-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2018-10-05

appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP02

2018-10-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2017-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-09-01