ANT HIRE SOLUTIONS U.K. LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12166702 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    SHERISTON, Lisa Claire appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-10
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    SHERISTON, Lisa Claire resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-11-24
    ➖
    HOMER, Benjamin Joseph resigned
    director
  10. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-01-25
    ➕
    KITCHEN, Anthony Gilbert appointed
    director
  18. 2021-01-25
    ➕
    MUNDAY, Lindsay Victoria appointed
    director
  19. 2021-01-25
    ➕
    HOMER, Benjamin Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2019-12-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2019-12-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2019-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ANT HIRE SOLUTIONS U.K. LIMITED
  23. 2019-08-21
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Alistair Nigel appointed
    director
  24. 2019-08-21
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Julia Lindsey appointed
    director
  25. 2019-08-21
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Nigel Adrian appointed
    director
  26. 2019-08-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  27. 2019-08-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ant Hire Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ant Hire Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANT HIRE SOLUTIONS U.K. LIMITED
This company · 12166702

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ant Hire Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

Unit 4 Queen Street
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1SL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

KITCHEN, Anthony Gilbert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNDAY, Lindsay Victoria→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-01-25
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Active
THOMPSON, Alistair Nigel→
director · ~83y · appointed 2019-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Julia Lindsey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Nigel Adrian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOMER, Benjamin Joseph→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-01-25 · resigned 2023-11-24
Resigned
SHERISTON, Lisa Claire→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-06-10 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/12/2019—
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03