ASHLEY PLANT HIRE AND RECLAMATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04559988 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£895.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.9y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £895,721
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£61k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£896k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.22M | £2.86M |
| Current assets | £1.32M | £1.17M |
| Cash | £60.8k | £78.2k |
| Debtors | £1.07M | £895.7k |
| Net assets | £895.7k | £893.4k |
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.
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2025-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Cynergy Business Finance Limited
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2018-05-30➕DANIEL, Oliver William appointeddirector
- 2009-02-12➕DANIEL, Josephine Mary appointeddirector
- 2004-08-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-10-25➖ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-25➖ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-23➕DANIEL, Josephine Mary appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-23➕DANIEL, Andrew Frank appointeddirector
- 2002-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHLEY PLANT HIRE AND RECLAMATION LIMITED
- 2002-10-11➕ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-11➕ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Frank Daniel Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Josephine Mary Daniel Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Brickhill Yard Brickhill Lane
Ashley
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA15 0QF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
DANIEL, Josephine Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-10-23
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DANIEL, Andrew Frank→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-10-23
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DANIEL, Josephine Mary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-02-12
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DANIEL, Oliver William→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-05-30
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ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2002-10-25
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2002-10-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/09/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Business Finance Cynergy Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 6 properties | 13/02/2024 | 03/09/2025 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/07/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/08/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (83 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-20