AG PLANT HIRE (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09215246 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-12
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.45M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.4y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,452,616
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£40k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£2.5m
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.75M | £5.52M |
| Current assets | £2.04M | £2.19M |
| Cash | £39.8k | £488.2k |
| Net assets | £2.45M | £1.95M |
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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Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12➕YOXALL, Kelly Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Liberty Leasing Limited
- 2018-09-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-09-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-09-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Paragon Business Finance PLC
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-15➕GIMBERT, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AG PLANT HIRE (UK) LIMITED
- 2014-09-12➕HARPER, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Gimbert Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/03/2017 |
Miss Nicola Jane Harper Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Registered office
Homestead Farm Kingsley Road
Werrington
Stoke-On-Trent
ST9 0DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GIMBERT, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-15
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HARPER, Nicola Jane→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-09-12
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YOXALL, Kelly Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-03-12
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Liberty Leasing Liberty Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Business Finance PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/09/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2015 | 12/09/2018 |
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15