GLASTONBURY SKIP HIRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08225851 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-24
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£613.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £613,552
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£191k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Net Worth
£614k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£347k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £958.3k | £920.7k |
| Current assets | £347.0k | £326.5k |
| Cash | £190.5k | £206.0k |
| Debtors | £156.4k | £120.5k |
| Net assets | £613.6k | £525.4k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-30➕BAKER, Nigel James appointeddirector
- 2020-06-30➖MOSS, Kim Louise resigneddirector
- 2020-06-30➖MOSS, Nicholas Anthony resigneddirector
- 2020-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-02-01➕MOSS, Kim Louise appointeddirector
- 2013-07-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs GLASTONBURY SKIP HIRE LIMITED
- 2012-09-24➕MOSS, Nicholas Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel James Baker Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 30/06/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Kim Louise Mossceased 30/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
- Mr Nicholas Anthony Mossceased 30/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LTD→ 10777078 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ARK WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 12361392 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BIG SOLAR ROOFS LTD→ 09992236 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BILBROOK RENEWABLES LIMITED→ 16635438 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| E.J. SHANLEY & SON (TROWBRIDGE) LIMITED→ 00845046 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 61y | — | — |
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| GREAT ELM UTILITIES LIMITED→ 12393060 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
4 The Mound
Glastonbury
BA6 9QA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BAKER, Nigel James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOSS, Kim Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2020-06-30
MOSS, Nicholas Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-09-24 · resigned 2020-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/03/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/07/2013 | 29/01/2025 |
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Recent filings (47 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12