AKELA PLANT HIRE LTD
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 16.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.19M | £2.47M |
| Current assets | £1.04M | £1.40M |
| Cash | £261.0k | £652.0k |
| Debtors | £782.4k | £745.2k |
| Net assets | £1.69M | £2.06M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-26➖MARKEY, Mairead resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2011-05-06➖PEACOCK, Steven resigneddirector
- 2009-11-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2007-01-09➕MARKEY, Mark Allan appointeddirector
- 2007-01-09➕REID, Iain appointeddirector
- 2007-01-09➕MARKEY, Mairead appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-09➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-09➕PEACOCK, Steven appointeddirector
- 2007-01-09➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AKELA PLANT HIRE LTD
- 2006-12-18➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-12-18➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanGroup structure
Markey Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Markey Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/09/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 09/11/2009 | — |