BELMONT TOOL HIRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02307990 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-21
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 86). 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
1 live charge · oldest 32.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
120 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2017-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2017-06-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 1998-10-31➕HARTMAN, Stephen Paul appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-31➖GOWER, Kevin Bryan resignedsecretary
- 1995-09-29➖TAYLOR, Dennis resigneddirector
- 1995-01-01➕TAYLOR, Dennis appointeddirector
- 1994-11-26➖LARTER, Lawrence resigneddirector
- 1993-10-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1988-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BELMONT TOOL HIRE LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter John Hartman Individual · English · DOB 08/1940 · age 86 | — | — | board controlboard control | 19/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
310 Brighton Road
Belmont Sutton
Surrey
SM2 5SU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HARTMAN, Stephen Paul→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOWER, Kevin Bryan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-10-31
LARTER, Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1994-11-26
TAYLOR, Dennis→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 1995-09-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 08/10/1993 | — |
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Recent filings (120 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-30
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23