EAGLE PLANT HIRE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation

SC258379 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-28

Investment thesis

Company liquidation — not a live target.

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

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£521.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

47/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 47/100 (watch), bankability 42/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 22.5y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

146 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

47/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £520,996

Net assets shrinking

Down £298,463 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 72% YoY

Cash YoY

-72%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£77k

↓ 72% YoY

Net Worth

£521k

↓ 36% YoY

Current Assets

£755k

↓ 33% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£4.99M	£5.71M
Current assets	£755.0k	£1.13M
Cash	£77.3k	£276.3k
Debtors	£616.7k	£783.5k
Net assets	£521.0k	£819.5k

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
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liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-order-court-scotland
insolvency · WU01(Scot)
2025-10-08
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liquidation-appointment-of-provisional-liquidator-court-scotland
insolvency · WU02(Scot)
2025-09-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-08
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CUMMINGS, John Peter resigned
director
2025-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-12-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
2024-10-03
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-22
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-12-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-20
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-12-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-14
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-12-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-12
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-12-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-24
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INGLIS, Claire resigned
director
2023-11-24
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INGLIS, Colin Robert resigned
director
2023-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
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CUMMINGS, Leigh appointed
director
2018-11-12
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MONAGHAN, John appointed
director
2018-11-04
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REYNOLDS, Gary John appointed
director
2018-10-31
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-10-31
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-10-19
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MACDONALD, Iain appointed
director
2018-10-19
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SMEATON, Douglas Dodds appointed
director
2018-10-19
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CUMMINGS, John Peter appointed
director
2018-09-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2016-11-01
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INGLIS, Pauline resigned
secretary
2016-11-01
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INGLIS, Alan resigned
director
2016-11-01
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INGLIS, Claire appointed
director
2009-02-10
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INGLIS, Claire resigned
director
2009-02-10
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INGLIS, Pauline resigned
director
2008-05-23
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INGLIS, Claire appointed
director
2008-05-23
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INGLIS, Pauline appointed
director
2004-11-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-12-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2003-10-28
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Company incorporated
As EAGLE PLANT HIRE LIMITED
2003-10-28
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INGLIS, Pauline appointed
secretary
2003-10-28
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-28
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high · 1 med · 1 low

Company in liquidation

high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

2 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-11-06: liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-order-court-scotland; 2025-10-08: liquidation-appointment-of-provisional-liquidator-court-scotland

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.

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Douglas Dodds Smeaton Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	08/09/2025
John Peter Cummings Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	24/11/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Colin Robert Inglisceased 24/11/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
Mr Alan Inglisceased 06/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusliquidation

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-10-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

133 Finnieston Street

Glasgow

G3 8HB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-09

Last: 2025-07-26