BUGGY HIRE UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06626271 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-04-15
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Evan William appointed
    director
  6. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-09-01
    ➖
    HOPKINS, Edwin William resigned
    director
  11. 2020-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2018-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BUGGY HIRE UK LIMITED
  19. 2008-06-23
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Christopher Edwin, Mr appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-06-23
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Christopher Edwin appointed
    director
  21. 2008-06-23
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Edwin William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HOPKINS, Evan William (same surname) appointed 2024-04-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Tractor Hire Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tractor Hire Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BUGGY HIRE UK LIMITED
This company · 06626271

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tractor Hire Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting22/06/2017

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
Incorporated2008-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Little-Ty-Coch St Brides
Wentloog
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8SR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-07
Last: 2026-06-23

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HOPKINS, Christopher Edwin, Mr →
secretary · appointed 2008-06-23
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Active
HOPKINS, Christopher Edwin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-06-23
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Active
HOPKINS, Evan William→
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-04-15
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Active
HOPKINS, Edwin William→
director · ~95y · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-07-23