CADGER PLANT HIRE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC303919 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-13

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.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£460.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £460,541

Cash YoY

+32%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£40k

↑ 32% YoY

Net Worth

£461k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£79k

↑ 48% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£500.5k	£414.0k
Current assets	£78.6k	£53.1k
Cash	£39.6k	£30.0k
Debtors	£23.4k	£13.0k
Net assets	£460.5k	£379.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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2024-09-27
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accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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accounts · AA
2022-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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address · AD01
2022-06-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-14
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accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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officers · AP01
2021-04-26
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CADGER, Beverley appointed
director
2020-08-19
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officers · AP03
2020-08-18
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accounts · AA
2020-08-14
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CADGER, Beverley appointed
secretary
2020-08-14
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officers · TM01
2020-08-14
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officers · TM02
2020-06-28
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CADGER, Phyllis Nicol resigned
secretary
2020-06-28
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CADGER, Phyllis Nicol resigned
director
2019-09-19
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accounts · AA
2018-08-30
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accounts · AA
2017-09-05
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officers · AP01
2017-09-05
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accounts · AA
2017-09-01
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CADGER, Greg appointed
director
2016-07-21
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CADGER, Phyllis Nicol appointed
secretary
2016-07-21
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CATTANACH, James resigned
secretary
2006-06-22
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CADGER, Robert appointed
director
2006-06-22
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CADGER, Scott Robert appointed
director
2006-06-22
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CATTANACH, James appointed
secretary
2006-06-22
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CADGER, Phyllis Nicol appointed
director
2006-06-13
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Company incorporated
As CADGER PLANT HIRE LTD.
2006-06-13
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-06-13
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-06-13
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-06-13
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2006-06-13
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-06-13
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CADGER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Cadger Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Scott Robert Cadger Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-06-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

Hillview

Clola

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

AB42 5AF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-17

Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

CADGER, Beverley→

secretary · appointed 2020-08-14

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Active

CADGER, Beverley→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-04-26

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Active

CADGER, Greg→

director · ~28y · appointed 2017-09-01

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Active

CADGER, Robert→

director · ~77y · appointed 2006-06-22

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Active

CADGER, Scott Robert→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-06-22

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Active

CADGER, Phyllis Nicol→

secretary · appointed 2016-07-21 · resigned 2020-06-28

Resigned

CATTANACH, James→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2016-07-21

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2006-06-13

Resigned

CADGER, Phyllis Nicol→

director · ~76y · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2020-06-28

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2006-06-13

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2006-06-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

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2025-11-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-06-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-10-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-04-27

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2020-08-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-08-18