HILL OF BLAIRFOWL WIND FARM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC439647 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-04

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£3.57M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35110

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% 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

4 live charges · oldest 12.5y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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 £3,568,045

Net assets shrinking

Down £704,914 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 99% YoY

Cash YoY

-99%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£31k

↓ 99% YoY

Net Worth

£3.6m

↓ 16% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Cash	£31.1k	£3.89M
Net assets	£3.57M	£4.27M

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
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capital · SH06
2025-06-11
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-06-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-06-06
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-04
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-29
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address · AD01
2025-05-29
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officers · AP04
2025-05-28
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-11-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-11-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-02
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SLEIGH, Harry Stewart resigned
director
2021-09-28
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-09-28
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-09-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-09-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-01-08
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SLEIGH, John Peter appointed
secretary
2015-01-08
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-10-31
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Close Leasing Limited
2013-10-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Close Leasing Limited
2013-10-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Close Leasing Limited
2013-10-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Close Leasing Limited
2013-01-22
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SLEIGH, John Peter appointed
director
2013-01-22
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SLEIGH, Sarah Mary Helen appointed
director
2013-01-22
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SLEIGH, Wendy Jane appointed
director
2013-01-22
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LEIPER, Pamela Summers resigned
director
2013-01-22
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SLEIGH, Harry Stewart appointed
director
2013-01-04
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Company incorporated
As HILL OF BLAIRFOWL WIND FARM LIMITED
2013-01-04
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-01-04
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LEIPER, Pamela Summers 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

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Wendy Jane Sleigh Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/04/2025
Mr John Peter Sleigh Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/04/2025
Mrs Sarah Mary Helen Sleigh Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/04/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Close Leasing Limitedceased 11/07/2023· 75-100% shares · firm interest

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

Incorporated2013-01-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Johnstone House

52-54 Rose Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1HA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last: 2025-11-16