BURNSIDE PLANT HIRE LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC402555 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-28
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 6.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£4.48M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
52 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £4,481,842
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.7m
↑ 6.5% YoY
Net Worth
£4.5m
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£3.3m
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.45M | £4.05M |
| Current assets | £3.29M | £2.09M |
| Cash | £1.74M | £1.63M |
| Debtors | £1.55M | £454.2k |
| Net assets | £4.48M | £3.18M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2023-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2020-02-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-17➕ORR, Shirley Elaine appointeddirector
- 2012-08-02➖DOCHERTY, Shirley resigneddirector
- 2012-08-01➕ORR, Ian appointeddirector
- 2011-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNSIDE PLANT HIRE LTD
- 2011-06-28➕DOCHERTY, Shirley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Shirley Elaine Orr Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2018 |
Mr Ian Orr Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Burnside Plant Hire Ltd 1 Milton Road
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5BU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
ORR, Shirley Elaine→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOCHERTY, Shirley→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2012-08-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 23/03/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2020 | 10/05/2024 |
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13