ABO PLANT HIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
04181096 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-16
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-07-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-07-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-07-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-02
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    JOBBINS, Stuart Wain resigned
    director
  17. 2018-07-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-06-21
    ➖
    ASHFORD, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2018-05-24
    ➖
    ASHFORD, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-05-14
    ➕
    JOBBINS, Stuart Wain appointed
    director
  22. 2007-05-14
    ➕
    ASHFORD, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2001-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABO PLANT HIRE LTD
  24. 2001-03-16
    ➕
    ASHFORD, Anthony Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2001-03-16
    ➕
    ASHFORD, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-03-16
    ➕
    WAYNE, Harold appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-03-16
    ➖
    WAYNE, Harold resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-03-16
    ➕
    WAYNE, Yvonne appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 2001-03-16
    ➖
    WAYNE, Yvonne resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Robert Ashford
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rachel Elizabeth Ashfordceased 02/07/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Church Farm Newchurch
Hoar Cross
Burton-On-Trent
DE13 8RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ASHFORD, Anthony Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHFORD, Rachel Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2018-05-24
Resigned
WAYNE, Harold→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2001-03-16
Resigned
ASHFORD, Rachel Elizabeth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-05-14 · resigned 2018-06-21
Resigned
JOBBINS, Stuart Wain→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-05-14 · resigned 2018-07-02
Resigned
WAYNE, Yvonne→
nominee-director · ~46y · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2001-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-13