1ST CHOICE SKIP HIRE NORTH EAST LTD

🌳Matureactive
04730935 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38120
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38210SIC 38210
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
70 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees12001200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-28
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  3. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-11
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-12
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  9. 2019-04-12
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  10. 2018-10-02
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-12
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  14. 2015-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-04-06
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    RUTHERFORD, Laura Jean appointed
    director
  17. 2013-07-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2008-02-13
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    WALES, Linda Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-02-13
    ➖
    TEASDALE, Russell Vine resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-12-23
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    WALES, Robert Harry resigned
    director
  21. 2004-06-09
    ➖
    SUTTON, Phil resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-06-07
    ➖
    SUTTON, Philip resigned
    director
  23. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    WALES, Robert Harry appointed
    director
  24. 2004-05-01
    ➖
    SUTTON, Philip resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    SUTTON, Phil appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    TEASDALE, Russell Vine appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, Keith appointed
    director
  28. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    SUTTON, Philip appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-06-30
    ➖
    WENTWORTH, Anthony James resigned
    secretary
  30. 2003-06-30
    ➖
    SKEOCH, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  31. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    SUTTON, Philip appointed
    director
  32. 2003-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CHOICE SKIP HIRE NORTH EAST LTD
  33. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    WENTWORTH, Anthony James appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    SKEOCH, Geoffrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Laura Jean Rutherford
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Keith Rutherford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38120 — SIC 38120

Registered office

7 Lorton Road
Redcar
Cleveland
TS10 4LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

WALES, Linda Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUTHERFORD, Keith→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUTHERFORD, Laura Jean→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTTON, Phil→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2004-06-09
Resigned
SUTTON, Philip→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2004-05-01
Resigned
TEASDALE, Russell Vine→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2008-02-13
Resigned
WENTWORTH, Anthony James→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
SKEOCH, Geoffrey→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
SUTTON, Philip→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2004-06-07
Resigned
WALES, Robert Harry→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2004-12-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/07/2013—
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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-12