ALTRINCHAM SKIP HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09842878 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-27
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£316.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £316,784
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£219k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Net Worth
£317k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£250k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£63k£127k£190k£253k£317kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£373.8k£317.0k
Current assets£250.0k£235.6k
Cash£219.2k£214.3k
Debtors£30.8k£21.3k
Net assets£316.8k£269.2k

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
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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-20
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    capital · SH08
  11. 2018-12-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2018-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-10-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2018-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTRINCHAM SKIP HIRE LIMITED
  19. 2015-10-27
    ➕
    HERTZOG, Ian Richard appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-10-27
    ➕
    HERTZOG, Ian Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-27
    ➕
    HERTZOG, Samantha Izzabella appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Hertzog
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2015-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Suite 2.2 My Buro
20 Market Street
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HERTZOG, Ian Richard→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-27
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HERTZOG, Ian Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-27
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Active
HERTZOG, Samantha Izzabella→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-27
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08