BJL SKIP HIRE LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
14801022 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-14
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£-1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.5y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,019

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
£27k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30
Total assets£52.8k
Current assets£26.6k
Cash£23.7k
Debtors£2.9k
Net assets£-1.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-28
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-11-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
  5. 2023-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BJL SKIP HIRE LIMITED
  6. 2023-04-14
    BROADHURST, Lauren Jade appointed
    director
  7. 2023-04-14
    LAWTON, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-14
    STEPHENSON, Jamie Stuart appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-27

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin James Lawton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/04/2023
Mr Jamie Stuart Stephenson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BROADHURST, Lauren Jade
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
LAWTON, Benjamin James
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
STEPHENSON, Jamie Stuart
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-04-14
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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
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited
A registered charge26/11/2024
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Recent filings (6 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-14