BARRA AND VATERSAY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC382570 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-25.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
65 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,004
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 237% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£25k-£17k-£8k£155£9k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-25.0k£-6.8k
Current assets£1.2k£16.9k
Cash£1.0k£1.9k
Net assets£-25.0k£-7.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-11
    ➖
    MCALLISTER, Isobel Cecilia resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-11
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    MCALLISTER, Isobel Cecilia appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-11-18
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    MORTON-CLARK, Benjamin appointed
    director
  10. 2024-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-11-06
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    FERGUSON, Mary Ann appointed
    director
  12. 2024-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-09-05
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    MACKENZIE, Helen Elizabeth resigned
    director
  14. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-03-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2023-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2023-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2023-01-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-01-05
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  23. 2022-08-16
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  24. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  25. 2021-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2021-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2019-09-24
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  28. 2019-08-22
    ➖
    FOSTER, Angela Joy resigned
    director
  29. 2016-07-07
    ➖
    MACNEIL, Donald resigned
    director
  30. 2015-12-15
    ➖
    SCOTT, Euan Andrew resigned
    director
  31. 2013-09-16
    ➕
    SCOTT, Euan Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    MACLEAN, Sarah-Jane resigned
    secretary
  33. 2012-05-03
    ➕
    FOSTER, Angela Joy appointed
    director
  34. 2012-05-01
    ➕
    MACLENNAN, Neil John appointed
    director
  35. 2010-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BARRA AND VATERSAY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
  36. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Sarah-Jane appointed
    secretary
  37. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    MACNEIL, Donald appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

Coimhearsnachd Bharraidh Agus Bhatarsaidh (Barra And Vatersay Community) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Coimhearsnachd Bharraidh Agus Bhatarsaidh (Barra And Vatersay Community) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BARRA AND VATERSAY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC382570

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
Coimhearsnachd Bharraidh Agus Bhatarsaidh (Barra And Vatersay Community) Ltd
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
Incorporated2010-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Castlebay Hall
Castlebay
Isle Of Barra
HS9 5XD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

FERGUSON, Mary Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLENNAN, Neil John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON-CLARK, Benjamin→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEAN, Sarah-Jane→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
FOSTER, Angela Joy→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2019-08-22
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Helen Elizabeth→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-09-24 · resigned 2024-09-05
Resigned
MACNEIL, Donald→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2016-07-07
Resigned
MCALLISTER, Isobel Cecilia→
director · ~72y · appointed 2024-12-11 · resigned 2025-08-11
Resigned
SCOTT, Euan Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-09-16 · resigned 2015-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-24