1ST CALL PLANT HIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12618261 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-22
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-12-01
    ROWE, Lorna Jean appointed
    director
  11. 2025-12-01
    MCGURK, Eamonn Francis resigned
    director
  12. 2025-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CALL PLANT HIRE LTD
  17. 2020-05-22
    MCGURK, Eamonn Francis appointed
    director
  18. 2020-05-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eamonn Francis Mcgurk
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

103 Southgate Street
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 1UR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROWE, Lorna Jean
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-12-01
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Active
MCGURK, Eamonn Francis
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-05-22 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-03