A D PLANT HIRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06324349 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-25
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 3.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.4y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-29📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-07➕HUGHES, Donal James appointeddirector
- 2014-11-27➖CONSTANTINE, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2014-09-17➕CONSTANTINE, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2014-05-30➖CONSTANTINE, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2014-05-29➕CONSTANTINE, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2013-11-27➕HUGHES, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 2013-11-27➖HUGHES, Donal James resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A D PLANT HIRE LIMITED
- 2007-07-25➕HUGHES, Lisa Carmen appointeddirector
- 2007-07-25➕HUGHES, Donal James appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)
Group structure
Applebridge Family Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Applebridge Family Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A D PLANT HIRE LIMITED
This company · 06324349
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Applebridge Family Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/12/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- A D Plant Hire Holdings Limitedceased 19/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Donal James Hughesceased 10/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Lisa Carmen Hughesceased 10/03/2020· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Hughes House
Cargo Fleet Road
Middlesbrough
TS3 6AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
HUGHES, Donal James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Lisa Carmen→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2007-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Donal James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2013-11-27
CONSTANTINE, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-09-17 · resigned 2014-11-27
CONSTANTINE, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2014-05-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28