ALLEN HIRE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12795281 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£74.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £74,371
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£44k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£74k
↑ 435% YoY
Current Assets
£315k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £743.9k | £636.0k |
| Current assets | £315.3k | £402.5k |
| Cash | £44.3k | £52.3k |
| Debtors | £267.4k | £342.8k |
| Net assets | £74.4k | £-22.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-24➕CARRUTH, Chester appointeddirector
- 2025-06-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLEN HIRE LTD
- 2020-08-05➕BURGESS, Warren appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05➕CARRUTH, Gerry appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05➕CARRUTH, John Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05➕PATERSON, Edward appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05➕PATERSON, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Registered office
3 Kingfisher Court
Bowesfield Park
Stockton On Tees
TS18 3EX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
BURGESS, Warren→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-08-05
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CARRUTH, Chester→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2025-06-24
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CARRUTH, Gerry→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-08-05
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CARRUTH, John Thomas→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-08-05
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PATERSON, Edward→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-08-05
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PATERSON, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-08-05
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Recent filings (17 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-10