AJR (HI-AB HIRE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04847932 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-28

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	400	300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-10-23
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-08-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-11-03
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address · AD01
2017-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2007-02-05
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RICHARDSON, Suzanne Elizabeth appointed
director
2007-02-05
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RICHARDSON, John William resigned
director
2003-07-31
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2003-07-31
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2003-07-28
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Company incorporated
As AJR (HI-AB HIRE) LIMITED
2003-07-28
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RICHARSON, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2003-07-28
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RICHARSON, Andrew John appointed
director
2003-07-28
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-28
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RICHARDSON, John William appointed
director
2003-07-28
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew John Richardson Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/08/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew John Richardsonceased 06/08/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated2003-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

First Floor, 35 - 37 Market Street

Kingswinford

DY6 9JY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

RICHARSON, Andrew John→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-28

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Active

RICHARDSON, Suzanne Elizabeth→

director · ~55y · appointed 2007-02-05

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Active

RICHARSON, Andrew John→

director · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-28

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-07-31

Resigned

RICHARDSON, John William→

director · ~84y · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2007-02-05

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-07-31

Resigned

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