BOURNE SKIP HIRE AND RECYCLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04545691 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-26
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 23.4y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees49005100

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.

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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 (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-03-31
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-02-22
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  10. 2020-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-04-23
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  15. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-03-22
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    CARTER, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2012-03-22
    ➖
    SEGGIE, Norman Ronald resigned
    director
  20. 2009-03-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2009-03-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2009-03-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2009-01-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2007-05-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2003-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    SEGGIE, Christopher Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    CARTER, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  28. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    SEGGIE, Norman Ronald appointed
    director
  29. 2002-09-29
    ➕
    SEGGIE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-09-29
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-09-29
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BOURNE SKIP HIRE AND RECYCLING LIMITED
  33. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Charles Seggie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

- Cherry Holt Road
Bourne
Lincolnshire
PE10 9LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SEGGIE, Elizabeth Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEGGIE, Christopher Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2002-09-29
Resigned
CARTER, Claire Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2012-03-22
Resigned
SEGGIE, Norman Ronald→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2012-03-22
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2002-09-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/03/2023—
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property22/02/2021—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/04/2019—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property13/03/2009—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/01/2009—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property30/05/200720/03/2009
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/01/200320/03/2009
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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16