DONIBRISTLE SKIP HIRE & RECYCLING LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC563867 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£-262.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £262,843
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£263k
Current Assets
£130k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-148.8k |
| Current assets | £129.8k |
| Net assets | £-262.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-08-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2019-05-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2019-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DONIBRISTLE SKIP HIRE & RECYCLING LTD
- 2017-04-21➕SIMPSON, Alexander Campbell appointeddirector
- 2017-04-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Campbell Simpson Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 21/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Registered office
Old Breakers Yard
Shamrock Terrace, Ferryhills Road
Inverkeithing
KY11 1HN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-04
Last: 2025-04-20
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SIMPSON, Alexander Campbell→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/08/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 30/05/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27