Not a wind up, as you'll know the under the Duty of Care Regulations the waste producer is responsible for the waste, so if the person taking away their waste decides not to take it to a licenced facility that accepts the waste, then the waste producer would still be responsible. So its the duty of care of the waste producer to check that the company handling their waste is licenced and transfers it to a licenced facility.
https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services...-duty-of-care/
No need to share your licence number over a football forum, just a reminder to anyone reading this board knows their duty of care and can check the details of their chosen waste handler on the public register. A public register freely open for anyone to check.