Q & L SKIP HIRE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC581583 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£43.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,549
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,503 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£44k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£46k£61k£76kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£95.7k£103.2k
Current assets£57.7k£76.0k
Net assets£43.5k£49.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-02-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2017-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As Q & L SKIP HIRE LTD
  13. 2017-11-15
    ➕
    MCDOWALL, Quintin Davidson appointed
    director
  14. 2017-11-15
    ➕
    RENNIE, Louis James Mclean appointed
    director
  15. 2017-11-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Louis James Mclean Rennie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/11/2017
Mr Quintin Davidson Mcdowall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Arran House 15d Skye Road
Shawfarm Industrial Estate
Prestwick
KA9 2TA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCDOWALL, Quintin Davidson→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-11-15
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Active
RENNIE, Louis James Mclean→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29