EYRE PLANT HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC318924 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.04M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,036,137

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£209k
Net Worth
£1.0m
Current Assets
£737k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-30
Total assets£1.08M
Current assets£736.7k
Cash£209.2k
Debtors£341.6k
Net assets£1.04M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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  2. 2025-12-30
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  3. 2024-12-30
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  4. 2023-12-31
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  5. 2022-12-30
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  6. 2022-03-31
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  7. 2021-12-31
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  8. 2021-03-31
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  9. 2019-12-31
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  10. 2018-12-31
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  11. 2017-12-29
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  12. 2016-12-31
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  13. 2016-04-15
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  14. 2015-12-31
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  15. 2015-04-15
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  16. 2007-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As EYRE PLANT HIRE LIMITED
  17. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Marion Marcella appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Duncan Lee appointed
    director
  19. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Marion Marcella appointed
    director
  20. 2007-03-19
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-03-19
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-03-19
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-03-19
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 Duncan Lee Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Marion Marcella Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Morsaig, Eyre
Snizort, By Portree
Isle Of Skye
IV51 9XB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MACDONALD, Marion Marcella→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Duncan Lee→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Marion Marcella→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-19
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23