BLAIRHILL WATER POWER LIMITED

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SC134402 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-10
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 33.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees3200

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
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-30
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  3. 2025-09-20
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    WILSON, John Owen resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2023-09-01
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  6. 2022-08-04
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  7. 2021-09-30
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  8. 2020-11-16
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  9. 2019-09-23
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  10. 2018-11-24
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2018-11-24
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    Charge satisfied #7
  12. 2018-06-22
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  13. 2017-09-12
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  14. 2017-03-17
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  15. 2017-03-17
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  16. 2017-03-16
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-03-14
    ➕
    PEASE, Matthew Edward, The Hon appointed
    secretary
  19. 2017-03-05
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    BRUCE, Newton Edward John appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-01
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    BRUCE, Edward David resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-01-01
    ➖
    BRUCE, Edward David resigned
    director
  22. 2013-01-25
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2010-11-02
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    PEASE, Matthew Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2010-10-30
    ➖
    PEASE, George resigned
    director
  25. 2002-08-01
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    BRUCE, Edward David appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-08-01
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    WILSON, John Owen appointed
    director
  28. 1999-05-13
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    WILSON, Anne Elizabeth Martin resigned
    director
  29. 1993-03-21
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Forth Valley Enterprise
  30. 1992-10-10
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    CUMMING, Donald Ian resigned
    nominee-director
  31. 1992-09-04
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hydro Leasing Limited
  32. 1992-08-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hydro Leasing Limited
  33. 1992-01-30
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    BRUCE, Edward David appointed
    director
  34. 1992-01-30
    ➕
    PEASE, George appointed
    director
  35. 1992-01-30
    ➕
    WILSON, Anne Elizabeth Martin appointed
    director
  36. 1992-01-20
    ➖
    COUTTS, Maureen Sheila resigned
    nominee-director
  37. 1991-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BLAIRHILL WATER POWER LIMITED
  38. 1991-10-10
    ➕
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1991-10-10
    ➕
    COUTTS, Maureen Sheila appointed
    nominee-director
  40. 1991-10-10
    ➕
    CUMMING, Donald Ian appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Over Blairhill
Rumbling Bridge
Kinross
Kinross-Shire
KY13 0PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

PEASE, Matthew Edward, The Hon→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Newton Edward John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-03-05
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Active
PEASE, Matthew Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-11-02
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Active
BRUCE, Edward David→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-10 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned
BRUCE, Edward David→
director · ~90y · appointed 1992-01-30 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
COUTTS, Maureen Sheila→
nominee-director · appointed 1991-10-10 · resigned 1992-01-20
Resigned
CUMMING, Donald Ian→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1991-10-10 · resigned 1992-10-10
Resigned
PEASE, George→
director · ~100y · appointed 1992-01-30 · resigned 2010-10-30
Resigned
WILSON, Anne Elizabeth Martin→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-01-30 · resigned 1999-05-13
Resigned
WILSON, John Owen→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2025-09-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property25/01/2013—
satisfied
Forth Valley Enterprise
Floating charge1 property21/03/199324/11/2018
outstanding
Hydro Leasing
Hydro Leasing Limited
Standard security1 property04/09/1992—
outstanding
Hydro Leasing
Hydro Leasing Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property27/08/1992—
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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-23