ALAN FREEMAN PLANT HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07896289 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-12
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  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2017-09-11
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  13. 2016-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-11-01
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    FREEMAN, Judith Ann appointed
    director
  17. 2013-06-01
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    REWRIE, Paul Eugene resigned
    director
  18. 2013-01-01
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    HOARE, Jonathan Bradley resigned
    director
  19. 2013-01-01
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    REWRIE, Paul Eugene appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-01
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    FREEMAN, Alan Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN FREEMAN PLANT HIRE LIMITED
  22. 2012-01-04
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    HOARE, Jonathan Bradley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FREEMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Richard Freeman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Judith Ann Freeman
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
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
Incorporated2012-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

56 Ely Road
Little Downham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 2SN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FREEMAN, Alan Richard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN, Judith Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOARE, Jonathan Bradley→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-01-04 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
REWRIE, Paul Eugene→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-16