CADGER PLANT HIRE LTD.

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SC303919 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£460.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £460,541
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£461k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£92k£184k£276k£368k£461kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£500.5k£414.0k
Current assets£78.6k£53.1k
Cash£39.6k£30.0k
Debtors£23.4k£13.0k
Net assets£460.5k£379.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-04-26
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    CADGER, Beverley appointed
    director
  10. 2020-08-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2020-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-14
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    CADGER, Beverley appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-08-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-06-28
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    CADGER, Phyllis Nicol resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-06-28
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    CADGER, Phyllis Nicol resigned
    director
  17. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-09-01
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    CADGER, Greg appointed
    director
  22. 2016-07-21
    ➕
    CADGER, Phyllis Nicol appointed
    secretary
  23. 2016-07-21
    ➖
    CATTANACH, James resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-22
    ➕
    CADGER, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2006-06-22
    ➕
    CADGER, Scott Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2006-06-22
    ➕
    CATTANACH, James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-06-22
    ➕
    CADGER, Phyllis Nicol appointed
    director
  28. 2006-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CADGER PLANT HIRE LTD.
  29. 2006-06-13
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-06-13
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-06-13
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2006-06-13
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2006-06-13
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2006-06-13
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CADGER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Cadger
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Scott Robert Cadger
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

Hillview
Clola
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 5AF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

CADGER, Beverley→
secretary · appointed 2020-08-14
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Active
CADGER, Beverley→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-04-26
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Active
CADGER, Greg→
director · ~28y · appointed 2017-09-01
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Active
CADGER, Robert→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-06-22
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Active
CADGER, Scott Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CADGER, Phyllis Nicol→
secretary · appointed 2016-07-21 · resigned 2020-06-28
Resigned
CATTANACH, James→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2016-07-21
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2006-06-13
Resigned
CADGER, Phyllis Nicol→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2020-06-28
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2006-06-13
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2006-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18