TORBET PLANT HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC418677 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-06

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 13.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£575.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43120Site preparation
43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.5y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £575,286

Cash YoY

+458%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£111k

↑ 458% YoY

Net Worth

£575k

↑ 51% YoY

Current Assets

£531k

↑ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£1.29M	£969.3k
Current assets	£530.8k	£386.6k
Cash	£111.2k	£19.9k
Debtors	£364.7k	£311.6k
Net assets	£575.3k	£381.3k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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2024-01-11
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2023-01-13
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2022-01-24
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2020-11-27
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2019-11-15
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2018-11-29
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2017-12-21
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2016-11-10
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2016-04-01
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2015-10-19
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2015-03-12
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2012-11-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-03-06
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Company incorporated
As TORBET PLANT HIRE LIMITED
2012-03-06
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TORBET, Alexander Steven appointed
director
2012-03-06
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TORBET, Fiona Margaret appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TORBET" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander Steven Torbet Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Margaret Torbet Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-03-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Whitecrook

Dunragit

Stranraer

DG9 8PY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TORBET, Alexander Steven→

director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-06

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TORBET, Fiona Margaret→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-03-06

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	07/11/2012	—

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