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WASTE RECYCLING GROUP (UK) LIMITED

#02563475 · Active · Incorporated 1990-11-29 (35y 11m) · Last filing 2026-09-20 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 38210 · E Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-07-14 (in 9 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

-£4.1k

+99.4% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

0

Average over period

Profit before tax

-£4.1m

-697.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover ——— —
Operating profit -£792,000-£511,000-£4,074,000 -697.3%
Profit before tax -£792,000-£511,000-£4,074,000 -697.3%
Net profit -£594,000-£383,000-£3,410,000 -790.3%
Cash ——— —
Total assets less current liabilities —-£670-£4,080 -509%
Net assets -£287,000—-£4,080 —
Equity -£287,000—— —
Average employees 000 —
Wages ——— —
Directors' remuneration ——— —

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 103.4%—203.5%

Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 8 times since incorporation

  1. WASTE RECYCLING GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2012-05-18 → present
  2. WRG (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 2004-07-21 → 2012-05-18
  3. SHANKS & MCEWAN (WASTE SERVICES) LIMITED 1999-06-29 → 2004-07-21
  4. SHANKS & MCEWAN (SOUTHERN WASTE SERVICES) LIMITED 1999-05-24 → 1999-06-29
  5. SHANKS WASTE SERVICES LIMITED 1999-04-30 → 1999-05-24
  6. SHANKS & MCEWAN (WASTE SERVICES) LIMITED 1998-12-24 → 1999-04-30
  7. SHANKS & MCEWAN (LANDFILL) LIMITED 1995-04-03 → 1998-12-24
  8. SHANKS & MCEWAN (WASTE SERVICES) LIMITED 1991-04-22 → 1995-04-03
  9. DMWSL 072 LIMITED 1990-11-29 → 1991-04-22

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. WASTE RECYCLING GROUP (UK) LIMITED · parent
    1. FCC Waste Services (UK) Limited 100% · England and Wales · Waste Management
    2. WRG (Northern) Limited 100% · Scotland · Waste Management
    3. WRG (Midlands) Limited 100% · Scotland · Waste Management

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 36 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
LONGDON, Steven John Director 2023-08-02 May 1966 British
MCKENZIE, Fraser Wilson Director 2024-02-01 Oct 1965 British
Show 36 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOLTON, Jonathan Mark Secretary 2005-07-27 2008-10-21
BUNTON, Victoria Secretary 2011-10-26 2012-12-20
CALDER, Samantha Jane Secretary 2005-07-27 2006-09-28
CANNON, Sara Philipa Secretary 2000-11-30 2004-06-30
CROWHURST, Georgina Violet Secretary 2019-10-15 2020-01-28
DE FEO, Caterina Secretary 2009-08-01 2010-08-31
FAVIER TILSTON, Claire Secretary 2006-12-15 2013-01-10
HARDMAN, Steven Neville Secretary 2004-07-14 2004-08-16
KING, Jane Leslie Secretary — 2000-11-29
NUNN, Carol Jayne Secretary 2012-12-20 2019-05-17
WATERHOUSE, Alan Secretary 2004-07-01 2005-07-27
AVERILL, Michael Charles Edward Director 1994-01-12 2004-07-01
BURNS, Phillip Wesley Director 2004-07-01 2004-10-25
CASSELLS, Leslie James Davidson Director 2004-07-01 2009-11-30
CLARKE, Michael James Director 1999-04-29 2004-07-01
DOWNES, David John Director 1994-01-12 2004-07-01
ELLIS, Christopher John Director 2008-06-27 2013-11-28
FOWLER, Alastair John Neil Director — 1993-09-30
HARDMAN, Steven Neville Director 2004-08-16 2008-04-30
HEWITT, Michael Roger Director — 1994-01-12
KAYE, Paul Director 1992-01-27 1993-11-25
MARTIN, Joanna Simone, Doctor Director 1992-01-27 1993-11-24
MEREDITH, James Robert Director 2004-07-01 2009-11-27
MEREDITH, James Robert Director 1993-03-29 2003-03-31
MORIN, Kenneth Robert Director — 1999-02-01
NEWMAN, Geoffrey John Director — 1996-08-30
ORTS-LLOPIS, Vicente Federico Director 2009-12-01 2024-01-31
PHILPOTT, Michael John Director — 1995-11-30
ROBINSON, Malcolm Director 2006-10-06 2008-06-27
RUNCIMAN, Hugh Leishman Inglis Director — 1992-12-31
SERRANO MINCHAN, Agustin Director 2009-08-01 2022-02-11
STEINER, Leon Director — 1992-03-23
STEWART, Quentin Richard Director 2004-07-01 2004-10-25
TASKER, Robert Leslie Director — 1993-03-29
TAYLOR, Paul Director 2009-12-01 2023-08-01
WHEELER, David Frederick Director 1992-01-27 1993-03-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Wrg Acquisitions 2 Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-07 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 263 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-07-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-07-08 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2024-02-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-02-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-08-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-08-04 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-07-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-04-01 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2022-02-16 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-12-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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