HUNTINGTOWER PLANT LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC463651 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-13
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

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£169.3k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £169,267
Cash YoY
+225%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£261k
↑ 225% YoY
Net Worth
£169k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£349k
↑ 138% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£70k£140k£209k£279k£349kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£172.2k£178.5k
Current assets£348.9k£146.6k
Cash£261.2k£80.5k
Debtors£86.7k£61.1k
Net assets£169.3k£151.0k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
    ➕
    MCCORMACK, David appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-24
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    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-09-23
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    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-11-29
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  7. 2023-03-17
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  8. 2022-10-17
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  9. 2021-11-26
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  10. 2020-12-09
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  11. 2020-02-25
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  12. 2019-12-20
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-02-06
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  14. 2019-02-06
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-02-06
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-02-01
    ➕
    MCCORMACK, David John appointed
    director
  18. 2019-02-01
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Kenneth resigned
    director
  19. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  20. 2017-11-28
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  21. 2013-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As HUNTINGTOWER PLANT LTD
  22. 2013-11-13
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

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.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Mccormack
Individual · British · DOB 06/1998 · age 28
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kenneth Simpsonceased 01/02/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

Parkside Main Street
Cowie
Stirling
FK7 7BN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCCORMACK, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-02-10
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Active
MCCORMACK, David John→
director · ~28y · appointed 2019-02-01
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Active
SIMPSON, Kenneth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-11-13 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-02-10
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accounts · AA
2025-11-19
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gazette · DISS40
2025-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07