(AMS) LBP PLANT HIRE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14687724 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£166.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.6y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £166,428
Cash draining
Cash down 55% YoY
Cash YoY
-55%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↓ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£166k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£361k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£72k£144k£216k£289k£361kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£947.8k£465.6k
Current assets£360.8k£352.0k
Cash£22.9k£50.8k
Debtors£337.9k£301.2k
Net assets£166.4k£109.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2026-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-10-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  9. 2023-07-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As (AMS) LBP PLANT HIRE LTD
  11. 2023-02-24
    SULLIVAN, Andrew Lee appointed
    director
  12. 2023-02-24
    SULLIVAN, Michael Donald Ellis appointed
    director
  13. 2023-02-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Ams Build Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ams Build Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
(AMS) LBP PLANT HIRE LTD
This company · 14687724

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
Ams Build Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

Ams House Unit 1 Kesteven Way
Saxilby
Lincoln
LN1 4BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SULLIVAN, Andrew Lee
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-02-24
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Active
SULLIVAN, Michael Donald Ellis
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-02-24
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge14/10/2024
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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-24