A & J PLANT HIRE (SOUTHERN) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06310164 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-11
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£16.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 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
70
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 £16,779
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£31k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£17k
↑ 124% YoY
Current Assets
£314k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £55.7k | £-9.1k |
| Current assets | £313.7k | £274.8k |
| Cash | £31.4k | £28.0k |
| Debtors | £247.5k | £212.0k |
| Net assets | £16.8k | £-69.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Merchant Money Limited
- 2018-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2017-06-20➕NOCK, Andrew Edward appointeddirector
- 2017-06-20➖REES, Vaughan Evans Edward resigneddirector
- 2017-06-20➖SARSFIELD, Jane resigneddirector
- 2014-10-14➕REES, Vaughan Evans Edward appointeddirector
- 2013-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-07-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2009-05-20➕SARSFIELD, Jane appointeddirector
- 2009-04-10➖NOCK, Andrew Edward resigneddirector
- 2007-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A & J PLANT HIRE (SOUTHERN) LIMITED
- 2007-07-11➕SARSFIELD, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-11➕NOCK, Andrew Edward appointeddirector
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Edward Nock Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Geoffrey David Saundersonceased 07/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
391/395 Erith Road
Northumberland Heath
Erith
Kent
DA8 3LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
NOCK, Andrew Edward→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOCK, Andrew Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2009-04-10
REES, Vaughan Evans Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-10-14 · resigned 2017-06-20
SARSFIELD, Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-05-20 · resigned 2017-06-20
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Merchant Money Merchant Money Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/04/2019 | 22/01/2024 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/06/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 10/07/2009 | 09/04/2013 |
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Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18