PAUL RIDDEL SKIPS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04795359 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£3.87M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £3,870,205
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£44k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£3.9m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£5.6m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.71M | £4.44M |
| Current assets | £5.63M | £4.80M |
| Cash | £44.5k | £38.8k |
| Debtors | £5.34M | £4.52M |
| Net assets | £3.87M | £3.40M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-19➕DUROSE, Phillip Lee appointeddirector
- 2026-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-03➖BROUGH, Robert Karl resigneddirector
- 2025-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-20📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-06➕UNWIN, David Joseph appointeddirector
- 2024-03-06➖RIDDEL, Susan Elaine resignedsecretary
- 2024-03-06➕BROUGH, Robert Karl appointeddirector
- 2024-03-06➖RIDDEL, Paul James resigneddirector
- 2024-03-06➖RIDDEL, Susan Elaine resigneddirector
- 2023-11-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2014-04-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-06-16➕RIDDEL, Susan Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-16➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-16➕RIDDEL, Paul James appointeddirector
- 2003-06-16➕RIDDEL, Susan Elaine appointeddirector
- 2003-06-16➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs PAUL RIDDEL SKIPS LIMITED
- 2003-06-11➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-11➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Unique Investment Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Unique Investment Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PAUL RIDDEL SKIPS LIMITED
This company · 04795359
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unique Investment Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/03/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul James Riddelceased 06/03/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Susan Elaine Riddelceased 06/03/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Unit 17 Marchington Ind Est. Stubby Lane
Marchington
Uttoxeter
ST14 8LP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
DUROSE, Phillip Lee→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2026-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
UNWIN, David Joseph→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2024-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIDDEL, Susan Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2024-03-06
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-11 · resigned 2003-06-16
BROUGH, Robert Karl→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-03-06 · resigned 2025-10-03
RIDDEL, Paul James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2024-03-06
RIDDEL, Susan Elaine→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2024-03-06
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-11 · resigned 2003-06-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/04/2014 | 09/11/2023 |
Recent filings (84 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-21
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-11