DYKELANDS WINDFARM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC470279 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-18
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 11.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.8y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-26
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  3. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-11-10
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  5. 2022-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2021-03-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2021-03-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-03-04
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    Charge satisfied #3
  10. 2021-03-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2021-03-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-25
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  16. 2019-02-25
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  17. 2019-02-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2018-09-18
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    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2018-09-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2018-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-05-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  22. 2014-08-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  23. 2014-08-01
    MILNE, Jonathon Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2014-06-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  25. 2014-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DYKELANDS WINDFARM LIMITED
  26. 2014-02-18
    MILNE, Richard Todd appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.

Group structure

R.S.M. Milne (Dykelands) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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R.S.M. Milne (Dykelands) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
DYKELANDS WINDFARM LIMITED
This company · SC470279

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
R.S.M. Milne (Dykelands) Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/07/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Pitliver Estate Limitedceased 12/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Northern Estates Scotland Ltdceased 12/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

9 Great Stuart Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7TP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MILNE, Jonathon Alexander
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-01
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Active
MILNE, Richard Todd
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-02-18
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge13/09/2018
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property06/05/201504/03/2021
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property08/08/201404/03/2021
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge18/06/201404/03/2021
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10