LANARKSHIRE PRIVATE HIRE LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC294191 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£2.58M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,582,960
Cash YoY
+77%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£792k
↑ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£2.6m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↑ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.61M | £2.02M |
| Current assets | £2.00M | £1.22M |
| Cash | £791.8k | £447.7k |
| Debtors | £1.21M | £772.8k |
| Net assets | £2.58M | £1.96M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-07-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-10-18➖MALCOLM, Steven Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-10-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-16➕BAXTER, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2022-06-16➕CASSIDY, Joshua William appointeddirector
- 2022-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-07➖STARK, Sheila resignedsecretary
- 2006-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2005-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs LANARKSHIRE PRIVATE HIRE LTD.
- 2005-12-07➕STARK, Sheila appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-07➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-12-07➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-12-07➕MALCOLM, Steven Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-12-07➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-12-07➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 20 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.)
Group structure
R & J Car Rentals Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
R & J Car Rentals Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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LANARKSHIRE PRIVATE HIRE LTD.
This company · SC294191
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R & J Car Rentals Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/11/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Joshua William Cassidyceased 30/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- R & J Car Rentals Ltdceased 20/07/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Steven Paul Malcolmceased 31/07/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Woodhall Street
Chapelhall
Airdrie
Lanarkshire
ML6 8RR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BAXTER, Ryan→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CASSIDY, Joshua William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STARK, Sheila→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2009-12-07
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2005-12-07
MALCOLM, Steven Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2022-10-18
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2005-12-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 31/07/2006 | 28/07/2023 |
Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-08