HYDROSENSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC204853 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-23
    ➖
    JARVIES, Iain Fraser resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-23
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Terence Thomas resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-06-27
    ➖
    HAND, Christopher William, Dr resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-08-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  15. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-24
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Richard Graham appointed
    director
  17. 2021-02-02
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2021-02-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-02-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2018-07-01
    ➕
    HAND, Christopher William, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2018-06-20
    ➖
    THOMSON, Thomas Dunlop resigned
    director
  25. 2017-12-07
    ➖
    TYRIE, Graham Reid, Mr. resigned
    director
  26. 2017-08-09
    ➖
    BARFIELD, Steve resigned
    director
  27. 2017-06-07
    ➕
    RANKIN, Gregor Jonathan appointed
    director
  28. 2016-06-27
    ➖
    MILLICAN, John Gilbert resigned
    director
  29. 2016-05-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    LAIDLAW, James William appointed
    director
  31. 2012-07-18
    ➕
    MILLICAN, John Gilbert appointed
    director
  32. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, John Duncan resigned
    secretary
  34. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    ALBAGAIA LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  35. 2009-04-14
    ➕
    TYRIE, Graham Reid, Mr. appointed
    director
  36. 2008-12-22
    ➖
    SOMNER, Peter John resigned
    director
  37. 2004-11-18
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Terence Thomas appointed
    director
  38. 2004-09-21
    ➕
    THOMSON, Thomas Dunlop appointed
    director
  39. 2004-09-21
    ➕
    ALBAGAIA LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  40. 2004-05-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  41. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    SOMNER, Peter John appointed
    director
  42. 2001-03-01
    ➕
    BARFIELD, Steve appointed
    director
  43. 2000-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HYDROSENSE LIMITED
  44. 2000-03-10
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, John Duncan appointed
    secretary
  45. 2000-03-10
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2000-03-10
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 2000-03-10
    ➕
    JARVIES, Iain Fraser appointed
    director
  48. 2000-03-10
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  49. 2000-03-10
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Graham Reid Tyrie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Richard Graham→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAIDLAW, James William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANKIN, Gregor Jonathan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, John Duncan→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2000-03-10
Resigned
BARFIELD, Steve→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2017-08-09
Resigned
HAND, Christopher William, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2022-06-27
Resigned
JARVIES, Iain Fraser→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2025-04-23
Resigned
MILLICAN, John Gilbert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-07-18 · resigned 2016-06-27
Resigned
SOMNER, Peter John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2008-12-22
Resigned
TAYLOR, Terence Thomas→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2025-04-23
Resigned
THOMSON, Thomas Dunlop→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-09-21 · resigned 2018-06-20
Resigned
TYRIE, Graham Reid, Mr.→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-04-14 · resigned 2017-12-07
Resigned
ALBAGAIA LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-09-21 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2000-03-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property24/05/200406/05/2016

Recent filings (126 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-03