ARDRISHAIG RENEWABLE ENERGIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC376535 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Oct 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 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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 8.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 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
Cash
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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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees400400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-01-21
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-01-21
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-01-21
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2022-01-05
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    BROADFOOT, Duncan Collins appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-01-05
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Arthur appointed
    director
  12. 2022-01-05
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    NICOL, George Hamish resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-01-05
    ➖
    INGLIS, David Alexander resigned
    director
  14. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2019-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2017-10-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Temporis Capital Limited
  21. 2017-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-12-11
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    HEWITT, David Frederick resigned
    director
  23. 2013-10-18
    ➖
    HAY-THORBURN, David resigned
    director
  24. 2013-01-29
    ➖
    HOGBIN, Peter Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    NICOL, George Hamish appointed
    secretary
  26. 2011-11-30
    ➕
    HEWITT, David Frederick appointed
    director
  27. 2011-02-09
    ➕
    INGLIS, David Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2011-01-27
    ➖
    MCLEOD, Donald resigned
    director
  29. 2010-04-14
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Donald appointed
    director
  30. 2010-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDRISHAIG RENEWABLE ENERGIES LIMITED
  31. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    LAUGHTON, Edward George appointed
    director
  32. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    NICOL, George Hamish, Mr. appointed
    director
  33. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    HOGBIN, Peter Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  34. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    HAY-THORBURN, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Ardrishaig Community Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ardrishaig Community Trust
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARDRISHAIG RENEWABLE ENERGIES LIMITED
This company · SC376535

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ardrishaig Community Trust
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The Old Surgery
School Road
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

BROADFOOT, Duncan Collins→
secretary · appointed 2022-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARCLAY, Arthur→
director · ~78y · appointed 2022-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAUGHTON, Edward George→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICOL, George Hamish, Mr.→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGBIN, Peter Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2013-01-29
Resigned
NICOL, George Hamish→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2022-01-05
Resigned
HAY-THORBURN, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2013-10-18
Resigned
HEWITT, David Frederick→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-11-30 · resigned 2013-12-11
Resigned
INGLIS, David Alexander→
director · ~88y · appointed 2011-02-09 · resigned 2022-01-05
Resigned
MCLEOD, Donald→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-04-14 · resigned 2011-01-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Temporis Capital
Temporis Capital Limited
A registered charge—03/10/2017—
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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30