DICKIE MUSDALE WINDFARM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC476056 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-05-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-04-30
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    address · AD03
  15. 2014-04-30
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    address · AD02
  16. 2014-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As DICKIE MUSDALE WINDFARM LIMITED
  17. 2014-04-24
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    DICKIE, Alastair William James appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-24
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    DICKIE, Angus Lorne appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-24
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    DICKIE, Fiona Margaret Agnes appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-24
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    DICKIE, William Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DICKIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Alastair William James Dickie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Angus Lorne Dickie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Musdale Farm
Kilmore
Oban
PA34 4XX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

DICKIE, Alastair William James→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-04-24
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Active
DICKIE, Angus Lorne→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-04-24
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Active
DICKIE, Fiona Margaret Agnes→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-24
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Active
DICKIE, William Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-04-24
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-07