ACCESS PLANT HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06887042 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-24
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-21
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  3. 2023-11-08
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  4. 2023-01-06
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  5. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-01-12
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-08-21
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  9. 2020-01-14
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  10. 2018-10-16
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  11. 2017-10-13
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  12. 2016-11-29
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  13. 2016-05-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-05-04
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-04-27
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2016-04-20
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    GREEN, Craig Douglas appointed
    director
  17. 2016-04-20
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    BOURNE, Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2016-04-20
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    HOUGH, Andrew John resigned
    director
  19. 2009-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS PLANT HIRE LIMITED
  20. 2009-04-24
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    LIGHTFOOT, Scott appointed
    director
  21. 2009-04-24
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    BOURNE, Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2009-04-24
    ➕
    HOUGH, Andrew John appointed
    director
  23. 2009-04-24
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  24. 2009-04-24
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Lightfoot
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Craig Douglas Green
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit B1 Cinderhill Industrial Estate
Weston Coyney Road
Longton, Stoke-On-Trent
ST3 5LB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GREEN, Craig Douglas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIGHTFOOT, Scott→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOURNE, Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-04-24 · resigned 2016-04-20
Resigned
HOUGH, Andrew John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-04-24 · resigned 2016-04-20
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-04-24 · resigned 2009-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29