M. O'BRIEN (PLANT HIRE) LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
+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
£7M
-23.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £8,293,426 | £9,746,000 | £7,435,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £6,491,351 | £7,408,000 | £5,498,000 | |
| Cash | £2,954,790 | £6,955,356 | — | £2,534,625 | £3,151,000 | £8,728,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,396,020 | £22,660,679 | — | £32,517,370 | £40,427,000 | £51,660,000 | |
| Net assets | £15,720,913 | £18,355,468 | — | £26,365,149 | £33,312,000 | £38,365,000 | |
| Equity | £15,720,913 | £18,355,468 | — | £26,365,149 | £33,312,000 | £38,365,000 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 17 | — | 82 | 79 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,787,908 | £3,324,000 | £3,989,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. 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
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+177%
£3,151,000 £8,728,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.2%
£33,312,000 £38,365,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-1.3%
79 78
-
Profit before tax
-23.7%
£9,746,000 £7,435,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+20%
£3,324,000 £3,989,000
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers