BU-MAR SKIP HIRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04375241 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-15
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£167.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle 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, 1 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £167,465
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,381 YoY
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£306k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£167k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £305.8k | £252.4k |
| Net assets | £167.5k | £184.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-26➖BUDD, John Albert resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-26➖BUDD, John Albert resigneddirector
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BU-MAR SKIP HIRE LIMITED
- 2002-02-15➕BUDD, Barry James appointeddirector
- 2002-02-15➕BUDD, John Albert appointedsecretary
- 2002-02-15➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-02-15➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-02-15➕BUDD, John Albert appointeddirector
- 2002-02-15➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-02-15➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 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 candidateStrong 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Barbara Ann Budd Individual · British · DOB 12/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/04/2025 |
Barry James Budd Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- John Albert Buddceased 02/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Bishop Fleming, Chy Nyverow
Newham Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2DP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
BUDD, Barry James→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUDD, John Albert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2024-08-26
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2002-02-15
BUDD, John Albert→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2024-08-26
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2002-02-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-08