AYS SKIP HIRE LTD.

💤Zombieactive
02126717 · ltd · incorporated 1987-04-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£788.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52219
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 29.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £788,692
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£442k
↓ 7.9% YoY
Net Worth
£789k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£910k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£182k£364k£546k£728k£910kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1.00M£967.9k
Current assets£910.3k£890.1k
Cash£442.1k£480.1k
Debtors£468.2k£410.0k
Net assets£788.7k£751.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-02-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  4. 2025-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-01-19
    ➖
    PIDGLEY, Philip Andrew resigned
    director
  12. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2020-08-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-08-03
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  17. 2020-08-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2017-04-06
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    SMART, Garry Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2017-04-06
    ➕
    PIDGLEY, Philip Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2017-04-06
    ➖
    SMART, Stuart Charles resigned
    director
  24. 2009-11-13
    ➖
    SMART, Garry resigned
    secretary
  25. 1998-02-23
    ➖
    SMART, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  26. 1998-02-23
    ➕
    SMART, Garry appointed
    secretary
  27. 1998-02-23
    ➖
    SMART, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  28. 1997-01-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1992-02-13
    ➖
    SMART, Garry Stuart resigned
    director
  30. 1987-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AYS SKIP HIRE LTD.

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Garry Stuart Smart
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2017
Mr Philip Andrew Pidgley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stuart Smartceased 06/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52219 — SIC 52219

Registered office

Bailie House Warehouse Via Dullar Lane
Sturminster Marshall
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 4AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SMART, Garry Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Active
SMART, Anne Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 1998-02-23
Resigned
SMART, Garry→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-23 · resigned 2009-11-13
Resigned
PIDGLEY, Philip Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-06 · resigned 2023-01-19
Resigned
SMART, Anne Elizabeth→
director · ~75y · resigned 1998-02-23
Resigned
SMART, Garry Stuart→
director · ~59y · resigned 1992-02-13
Resigned
SMART, Stuart Charles→
director · ~77y · resigned 2017-04-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—04/02/2026—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property09/01/1997—
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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30