4 HIRE 4 WORK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC547962 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-18
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18➕ROBERTSON, Grant Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2025-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-15➕QUEEN, Fraser William appointeddirector
- 2025-07-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 HIRE 4 WORK LIMITED
- 2016-10-18➕DEVLIN, Edward Bryden appointeddirector
- 2016-10-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
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 |
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Mr Edward Bryden Devlin Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| ACE ANIMAL CARE LTD→ SC737090 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADD ONE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC211286 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ADELPHI PLANT HIRE (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC239828 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ADR ENGAGEMENT SERVICES LTD→ SC554065 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AILSA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC674406 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AILSA ENGINEERING LTD→ SC807077 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AILSA RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC674407 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALEX WHITE CONSULTING LIMITED→ SC810821 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALLIAM COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC558552 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AMETHYST GLOBAL LTD→ SC675564 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AMR CARGO SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC844676 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANDAUS LTD→ SC516171 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Registered office
40 Whitfield Drive
Heathfield Industrial Estate
Ayr
KA8 9RX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DEVLIN, Edward Bryden→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QUEEN, Fraser William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTSON, Grant Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30