E.T. HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC144065 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 32.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees25

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-10-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-10-10
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    Charge satisfied #5
  9. 2022-10-07
    ➖
    FAIRFIELD, Richard Keith resigned
    director
  10. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-22
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    FAIRFIELD, Richard Keith resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-12-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-23
    ➕
    GUNNING, Cassie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-01-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-02-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2018-02-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-01-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-01-15
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    HARTRICK, Ian appointed
    director
  23. 2017-11-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2017-11-03
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Richard Fairfield
  25. 2017-10-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  26. 2016-01-29
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    BAILEY, Stuart Daniel appointed
    director
  27. 2009-09-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2009-09-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2009-09-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2008-08-04
    ➕
    GUNNING, Marcus Damian appointed
    director
  31. 2007-08-06
    ➖
    THOMSON, Kevin resigned
    director
  32. 2006-10-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
  33. 2003-01-22
    ➖
    FITZPATRICK, Karen Kerr resigned
    director
  34. 2001-10-11
    ➕
    FITZPATRICK, Karen Kerr appointed
    director
  35. 1997-11-05
    ➖
    DIXON, James resigned
    director
  36. 1997-01-06
    ➕
    THOMSON, Kevin appointed
    director
  37. 1993-06-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  38. 1993-05-17
    ➕
    FAIRFIELD, Richard Keith appointed
    secretary
  39. 1993-05-17
    ➖
    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1993-05-17
    ➕
    DIXON, James appointed
    director
  41. 1993-05-17
    ➕
    FAIRFIELD, Richard Keith appointed
    director
  42. 1993-05-17
    ➖
    HENJAC SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  43. 1993-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As E.T. HIRE LIMITED
  44. 1993-04-27
    ➕
    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1993-04-27
    ➕
    HENJAC SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Love Hire Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Love Hire Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
E.T. HIRE LIMITED
This company · SC144065

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
Love Hire Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting03/11/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Keith Fairfieldceased 03/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Exchange Tower
19 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

GUNNING, Cassie→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Stuart Daniel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNNING, Marcus Damian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTRICK, Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRFIELD, Richard Keith→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-17 · resigned 2020-12-22
Resigned
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-04-27 · resigned 1993-05-17
Resigned
DIXON, James→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-05-17 · resigned 1997-11-05
Resigned
FAIRFIELD, Richard Keith→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-05-17 · resigned 2022-10-07
Resigned
FITZPATRICK, Karen Kerr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-10-11 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned
THOMSON, Kevin→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-01-06 · resigned 2007-08-06
Resigned
HENJAC SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1993-04-27 · resigned 1993-05-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Richard Fairfield
A registered charge—03/11/201710/10/2022
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—30/10/2017—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property22/09/200924/11/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
Floating charge1 property09/10/200630/09/2009
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property04/06/199330/09/2009
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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-22