M. O'BRIEN (PLANT HIRE) LTD.
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Cash
£8.7M
+177% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£38M
+15.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
78
-1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7.4M
-23.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-15.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £44,685,000 | £40,803,000 | -8.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £10,557,000 | £7,916,000 | -25% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £8,293,426 | £9,746,000 | £7,435,000 | -23.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £6,491,351 | £7,408,000 | £5,498,000 | -25.8% | |
| Cash | £2,954,790 | £6,955,356 | £2,534,625 | £3,151,000 | £8,728,000 | +177% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,396,020 | £22,660,679 | £32,517,370 | £40,427,000 | £51,660,000 | +27.8% | |
| Net assets | £15,720,913 | £18,355,468 | £26,365,149 | £33,312,000 | £38,365,000 | +15.2% | |
| Equity | £15,720,913 | £18,355,468 | £26,365,149 | £33,312,000 | £38,365,000 | +15.2% | |
| Average employees | 20 | 17 | 82 | 79 | 78 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,787,908 | £3,324,000 | £3,989,000 | +20% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £158,325 | £68,000 | £307,000 | +351.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 23.6% | 19.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 16.6% | 13.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 26.1% | 15.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 40.8% | 41.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.74x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 12.99x | 15.99x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The business has a high level of contracted or framework business and strong historic recurring revenue. This, along with anticipated higher levels of infrastructure spend and more certainty in the economy, leads the directors to be highly optimistic about the future growth prospects of the business.”
- “Upcoming large scale infrastructure projects supported by the UK government provide confidence to the UK construction industry, for which the directors believes it will play an important part by providing operated and self drive plant hire services.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'BRIEN, Anna-Marie | Secretary | 1996-04-30 | — | British |
| O'BRIEN, Anna-Marie | Director | 2004-11-08 | Feb 1965 | British |
| O'BRIEN, Connor Martin | Director | 2019-10-14 | Aug 2000 | Irish |
| O'BRIEN, Daniel | Director | 2019-10-14 | Nov 1992 | Irish |
| O'BRIEN, Michael | Director | 1996-04-30 | Mar 1963 | Irish |
| O'DONNELL, James | Director | 2004-11-08 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-04-30 | 1996-04-30 |
| HESTER, Paul Lawrence | Director | 2016-03-29 | 2019-10-14 |
| O'BRIEN, Anna-Marie | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2002-04-01 |
| O'BRIEN, Connor Martin | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2019-10-14 |
| RUANE, Martin | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2022-10-01 |
| SILCOM, John | Director | 2010-08-11 | 2015-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael O'Brien | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-03-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.