ADVANCED TRAILER HIRE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13276342 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-18
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 7 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 7 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED TRAILER HIRE LIMITED
- 2021-03-18➕SLATER, Angela Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-03-18➕SLATER, Michael John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Michael John Slater Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/03/2021 |
Mrs Angela Elizabeth Slater Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
Moss House Farm Gulf Lane
Cockerham
Lancaster
LA2 0ER
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SLATER, Angela Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SLATER, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19