CENTURION UK RENTALS & SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC657607 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-17
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 4.4y
25/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-17📄mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2025-09-17🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-06-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-16🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Pledgee)
- 2025-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-20➕STARK, Jennifer Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-03📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-03📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-31📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-31📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Shares Security Agent)
- 2022-05-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Shares Security Agent)
- 2022-02-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Principal Security Agent
- 2022-01-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Shares Security Agent
- 2021-12-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Principal Security Agent)
- 2020-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTURION UK RENTALS & SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2020-03-17➕LEASK, Euan Alexander Edmondston appointeddirector
- 2020-03-17➕RAPER, Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️majority
Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
🏛️significant stake
Centurion 2 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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CENTURION UK RENTALS & SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC657607
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (Uk) Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 15/12/2021 |
Centurion 2 Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/03/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Blackwood House
Union Grove Lane
Aberdeen
AB10 6XU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LEASK, Euan Alexander Edmondston→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-03-17
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Active
STARK, Jennifer Anne→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-02-20
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Pledgee) | A registered charge | — | 16/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Shares Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Shares Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 24/05/2022 | 17/09/2025 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Principal Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 01/02/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Shares Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 31/01/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Principal Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 15/12/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-17
mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-03