A1 SKIP HIRE LTD

🌳Matureactive
04497328 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,022,537
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£68k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£455k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£205k£409k£614k£818k£1.0mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.35M£1.38M
Current assets£455.5k£427.0k
Cash£67.8k£66.8k
Debtors£387.5k£359.9k
Net assets£1.02M£1.02M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-07-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-09-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-05-07
    ➖
    HARTLEY, Anne resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-17
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-16
    ➖
    BARR, Joyce resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-09-18
    ➖
    CADDICK, William Arthur resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    BARR, Joyce appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-07-31
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-07-31
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 SKIP HIRE LTD
  25. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    WILSON, Andrea Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    WILSON, Darrel Martin appointed
    director
  27. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    CADDICK, William Arthur appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darrell Martin Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Andrea Elizabeth Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/07/2023

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
Incorporated2002-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

327 Clifton Drive South
Lytham St. Annes
FY8 1HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WILSON, Andrea Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Darrel Martin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARR, Joyce→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2008-01-16
Resigned
CADDICK, William Arthur→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-29 · resigned 2003-09-18
Resigned
HARTLEY, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-17 · resigned 2017-05-07
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-29 · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-29 · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-11