A&V RENEWABLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC426077 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-13
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 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 11.9y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2012-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A&V RENEWABLES LIMITED
  20. 2012-06-13
    ➕
    CHEYNE, Valerie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-06-13
    ➕
    CHEYNE, Alfred George appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-13
    ➕
    CHEYNE, Valerie appointed
    director
  23. 2012-06-13
    ➕
    STARK, James Gordon Croll appointed
    director
  24. 2012-06-13
    ➖
    STARK, James Gordon Croll resigned
    director
  25. 2012-06-13
    ➕
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2012-06-13
    ➖
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alfred George Cheyne
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Valerie Cheyne
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The Coach House Mayen Estate
Rothiemay
Huntly
Aberdeenshire
AB54 7NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CHEYNE, Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-13
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Active
CHEYNE, Alfred George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-06-13
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Active
CHEYNE, Valerie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-06-13
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Active
STARK, James Gordon Croll→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-06-13 · resigned 2012-06-13
Resigned
P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-06-13 · resigned 2012-06-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge—17/06/201415/07/2024

Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-19