A1 BATES BROS. SKIP HIRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI031903 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-01➕BATES, Gary Samuel appointeddirector
- 2021-01-01➕BATES, Thomas Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-12-31➖ASIKOGLU, Sait resigneddirector
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-07➖BATES, Thomas Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2016-07-07➕ASIKOGLU, Sait appointeddirector
- 2016-07-07➖BATES, Gary Samuel resigneddirector
- 1997-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 BATES BROS. SKIP HIRE LIMITED
- 1997-02-04➕BATES, Thomas Andrew appointedsecretary
- 1997-02-04➕BATES, Gary Samuel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BATES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
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Mr Thomas Andrew Bates Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Gary Samuel Bates Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sait Asikogluceased 31/12/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-02-04
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 3 Dargan Industrial Park
60-84 Dargan Crescent
Belfast
Antrim
BT3 9JP
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BATES, Gary Samuel→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATES, Thomas Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATES, Thomas Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-04 · resigned 2016-07-07
ASIKOGLU, Sait→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-07-07 · resigned 2020-12-31
BATES, Gary Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 1997-02-04 · resigned 2016-07-07
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-25