LEEGAL PLANT HIRE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC442320 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-08

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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

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

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	—	£607.9k
Current assets	—	£56.6k
Cash	—	£18.5k
Debtors	—	£38.1k
Net assets	—	£91.0k
Average employees	0	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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2025-04-30
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2024-04-29
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2023-04-24
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2022-05-10
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2021-04-30
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2021-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-04-29
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address · AD01
2020-06-19
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2019-04-29
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2018-04-18
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2017-04-24
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2016-05-05
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2016-03-04
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2013-02-08
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Company incorporated
As LEEGAL PLANT HIRE LTD.
2013-02-08
➕
LEE, Christopher appointed
secretary
2013-02-08
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GALLAGHER, David Gerard appointed
director
2013-02-08
➕
LEE, Christopher appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Leegal Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Leegal Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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LEEGAL PLANT HIRE LTD.

This company · SC442320

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
Leegal Holdings Ltd 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-02-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

Studio 4000 Mile End Mill

Abbey Mill Business Centre,Seedhill Road

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA1 1JS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-22

Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LEE, Christopher→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-08

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Active

GALLAGHER, David Gerard→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-02-08

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Active

LEE, Christopher→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-02-08

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Recent filings (29 total)

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2026-04-22

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-13

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accounts · AA

2024-04-29

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-15

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accounts · AA

2023-04-24

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-30

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2021-04-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-04-29

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-06-19