O'rourke Plant Hire (midlands) Ltd
O'ROURKE PLANT HIRE (MIDLANDS) LTD·Company no. 08292296·United Kingdom
The Firmwatch take
O'rourke Plant Hire (midlands) Ltd (08292296) currently shows: At risk signal detected, based on accounts to 30 November 2023; last refreshed 25 May 2026. Net liabilities of £183k — assets do not cover obligations.
Companies House source·Accounts to 30 Nov 2023·Refreshed 25 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
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2 public risk events on file
Incorporated
13 November 2012
13 years on the register
Sector
Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
SIC 43999
Size
Not classified
Net assets
−£183k
Bottom 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Risk events
2 on file
Public Gazette / Companies House
Insolvency risk
Critical insolvency risk
The public financial signals are severe. Review filings, events and director links before making a decision involving this company.
Negative net assets
Visible liabilities exceed visible assets in the extracted accounts.
Negative working capital
Short-term liabilities are higher than short-term assets in the public balance sheet.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
−£183k
Bottom 10% in sector · sector median £512 · 1,049 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£615k
Median £4k
Current ratio
0.2×
Median 1.1×
Signals · 4
Negative net assets
The latest filed accounts show liabilities exceeding assets.
Negative working capital
Current liabilities exceed current assets in the extracted accounts.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
Sector benchmark · Specialist Trades
How this company compares in 1,049 filers in this sector
Bottom 10% in sector — O'rourke Plant Hire (midlands) Ltd shows −£183k in net assets. Sector median is £512.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Risk events · monitored daily
2 events on the watchtower
- 27 Jan 2026
First gazette notice
London Gazette - 28 Nov 2025Open
Winding-up petition
London Gazette·2450
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Address pattern · B28 8JG
158 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
135
Dissolved
3
Strike-off action
18
Recent activity
Filings and risk events
- 27 Jan 2026First gazette notice
- 28 Nov 2025Winding-up petition2450
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