COMPLETE HIRE SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05089596 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-31
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,089
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,866 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 105% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k£14k£31k£48k£64k£81kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-347£70.5k
Current assets£19.0k£81.2k
Cash£7.7k—
Debtors£11.3k—
Net assets£-3.1k£67.8k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-28
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-07-28
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2026-05-01
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-06-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2019-06-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-06-20
    ➕
    HOULDRIDGE, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    HOULDRIDGE, Ian Mark resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    HOULDRIDGE, Ian Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2019-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2004-08-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    HOULDRIDGE, Peter John appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    HOULDRIDGE, Ian Mark appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    HOULDRIDGE, Ian Mark appointed
    director
  27. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2004-03-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMPLETE HIRE SERVICES LIMITED
  29. 2004-03-31
    ➕
    SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2004-03-31
    ➕
    SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter John Houldridge
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2017
Mrs Elaine Houldridge
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Joanne Houldridgeceased 31/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ian Mark Houldridgeceased 31/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

129 Beverley Road
Hessle
HU13 9AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

HOULDRIDGE, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-20
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Active
HOULDRIDGE, Peter John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-04-02
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Active
HOULDRIDGE, Ian Mark→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned
HOULDRIDGE, Ian Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/08/2004—
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Recent filings (61 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-28
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-09