1ST FOR HYDRAULICS LTD
- 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £43.9k | — |
| Current assets | £33.9k | — |
| Cash | £11.0k | — |
| Debtors | £12.8k | — |
| Net assets | £37.2k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 address
- • 3 address
- • 3 address
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST FOR HYDRAULICS LTD
- 2023-04-04➕OLIVER, Elliott appointeddirector
- 2023-04-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med · 1 lowAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-17
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-06: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Elliott Oliver Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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