BRIGHT GREEN HYDROGEN LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC313667 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-12-19

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£54.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.9y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £54,766

Net assets shrinking

Down £71,036 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 60% YoY

Cash YoY

-60%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£57k

↓ 60% YoY

Net Worth

£55k

↓ 56% YoY

Current Assets

£132k

↓ 44% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£54.8k	£125.8k
Current assets	£131.6k	£234.2k
Cash	£57.2k	£142.8k
Debtors	£74.4k	£91.5k
Net assets	£54.8k	£125.8k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-18
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RITCHIE, Karen Joy resigned
director
2026-01-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
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BARBOUR, Keith Mcdonald, Mr. appointed
director
2026-01-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
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BARBOUR, Keith resigned
director
2025-10-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
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MOUAWAD, Raghid, Mr. appointed
secretary
2023-02-03
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-04
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SCOBBIE, Hazel Eileen resigned
secretary
2022-03-04
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RITCHIE, Karen Joy appointed
director
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-10
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JOHNSTON, Arthur resigned
director
2021-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-03-31
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WALKER, George resigned
director
2019-05-01
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HOGG, David Forbes appointed
director
2019-04-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-04-01
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BARBOUR, Keith appointed
director
2016-12-14
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WITNEY, Richard Lewis appointed
director
2016-09-26
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BENNETT, Glen Duncan resigned
director
2015-03-16
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WALKER, George appointed
director
2014-07-31
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SCOBBIE, Hazel Eileen appointed
secretary
2014-07-31
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YOUNG, Mary Johnstone resigned
secretary
2012-10-30
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YOUNG, Mary Johnstone appointed
secretary
2012-10-30
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MURRAY, Gregor Cumming resigned
director
2011-05-20
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KING, Marion Agnes resigned
secretary
2011-02-01
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BENNETT, Glen Duncan appointed
director
2011-01-17
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MITCHELL, Derek Gerrard Gordon resigned
director
2010-02-11
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Scottish Enterprise
2010-01-22
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ARCHIBALD, George appointed
director
2010-01-15
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JOHNSTON, Arthur appointed
director
2009-11-24
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Scottish Enterprise
2009-10-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Scottish Enterprise
2009-09-17
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BURT, Stephen Mark resigned
director
2008-07-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Scottish Enterprise
2008-07-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2008-05-26
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MITCHELL, Derek Gerrard Gordon appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BARBOUR, Keith resigned 2026-01-26; RITCHIE, Karen Joy resigned 2026-04-18

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

The Business Partnership Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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The Business Partnership Ltd

Corporate parent

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BRIGHT GREEN HYDROGEN LTD

This company · SC313667

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Business Partnership Ltd Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	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-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-12-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

The Fisherrow Centre ,

South Street

Musselburgh

EH21 6AT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-13

Last: 2025-11-29