AIREBOROUGH SKIP HIRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06388259 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-02
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
£233.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £233,694

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£65k
Net Worth
£234k
Current Assets
£131k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£428.3k
Current assets£131.0k
Cash£64.8k
Debtors£66.2k
Net assets£233.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-29
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  11. 2019-11-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-10-16
    ➖
    WADDINGTON, Jane resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIREBOROUGH SKIP HIRE LIMITED
  18. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    WADDINGTON, Mark David appointed
    director
  19. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    WADDINGTON, Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-10-02
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-10-02
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark David Waddington
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Skip Yard Milners Road
Yeadon
Leeds
LS19 7JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WADDINGTON, Mark David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WADDINGTON, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2013-10-16
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2007-10-02
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2007-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-05