LOCHDOCHART HYDRO

🌳Matureactive

SC310998 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2006-10-26

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

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 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.7y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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officers · CH01
2024-11-06
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officers · CH01
2024-05-29
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mortgage · MR04
2024-05-29
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-05-24
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mortgage · MR04
2024-05-24
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-11-29
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officers · CH01
2023-11-29
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officers · CH01
2019-12-19
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officers · CH01
2019-12-19
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officers · CH01
2019-12-19
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officers · CH01
2019-12-19
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officers · CH01
2019-12-19
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officers · CH01
2019-12-19
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officers · CH01
2017-04-21
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mortgage · MR04
2017-04-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-06-04
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mortgage · MR01
2016-05-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2016-05-26
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mortgage · MR01
2016-05-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank PLC)
2015-07-29
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CHRISTIE OF LOCHDOCHART, Callum Andrew appointed
director
2015-07-29
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CHRISTIE OF LOCHDOCHART, James Ewan appointed
director
2015-07-29
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CHRISTIE OF LOCHDOCHART, Seona Douglas appointed
director
2015-07-29
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MARMION, Emma Claire appointed
director
2008-08-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Adam & Company PLC
2006-10-26
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Company incorporated
As LOCHDOCHART HYDRO
2006-10-26
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CHRISTIE, Peter appointed
secretary
2006-10-26
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CHRISTIE OF LOCHDOCHART, Jacquie appointed
director
2006-10-26
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CHRISTIE OF LOCHDOCHART, Peter appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Christie Of Lochdochart Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated2006-10-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Lochdochart Estate

Lochdochart

Crianlarich

Perthshire

FK20 8QS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-06

Last: 2025-10-23