HSS HIRE SERVICE GROUP LIMITED

⚰️Wound downconverted-closed

NF003405 · oversea-company · incorporated 1998-06-30

Investment thesis

Company converted closed — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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Investor take

Pursue

Unclear. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (10 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

15 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2011-02-08
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other · LET-CESS
2011-02-08
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Company dissolved
2004-03-15
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legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2004-03-15
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legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2004-03-15
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legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2004-03-15
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legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2004-03-15
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legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2004-03-15
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legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2004-03-15
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legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2004-03-15
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legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2004-03-10
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legacy
change-of-name · 642-2(NI)
2004-01-19
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NOLAN, Paul Laurence appointed
director
2004-01-19
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POSTON, Lindsay appointed
director
2004-01-19
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WILSON, Robert Gordon appointed
director
2004-01-19
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IVEY, John Charles resigned
director
2004-01-19
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KNOTT, Martin Alan resigned
director
2004-01-19
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THOMAS, Peter Nigel resigned
director
2003-05-16
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legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
2002-07-31
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legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
2000-07-21
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legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
1998-07-09
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legacy
accounts · 233(NI)
1998-06-30
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Company incorporated
As HSS HIRE SERVICE GROUP LIMITED
1998-06-30
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JONES, Peter Calleson appointed
secretary
1998-06-30
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BOYLE, George Mathieson appointed
director
1998-06-30
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BRERETON, Robert David appointed
director
1998-06-30
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FIELDING, Lister Anthony appointed
director
1998-06-30
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HARTIGAN, Brian Michael appointed
director
1998-06-30
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SMEETH, Paul Edmund appointed
director
1998-06-30
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TAYLOR, David Michael appointed
director
1998-06-30
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IVEY, John Charles appointed
director
1998-06-30
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KNOTT, Martin Alan appointed
director
1998-06-30
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THOMAS, Peter Nigel appointed
director
1998-06-30
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legacy
other · 641(NI)

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusconverted-closed

Typeoversea-company

Incorporated1998-06-30

Jurisdictionunited-kingdom

Primary SIC—

Registered office

341-345 Albert Bridge Road

Belfast

BT5 4PY

Filing status

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