CULVIE HILL WIND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC516953 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-01
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 9.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£973.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £973,333
Cash YoY
+517%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£246k
↑ 517% YoY
Net Worth
£973k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£454k
↑ 136% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.10M | £870.8k |
| Current assets | £453.9k | £192.4k |
| Cash | £245.5k | £39.8k |
| Debtors | £208.3k | £152.6k |
| Net assets | £973.3k | £740.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-28📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22➕OSTROPICKI, Ilja appointeddirector
- 2025-09-22➖HILTON, Orlando Valentine resigneddirector
- 2025-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-16📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2020-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-11-08➕WOOD, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2019-11-08➖DUNCAN, Alfred John resigneddirector
- 2019-11-08➖FOWLIE, Alex William James resigneddirector
- 2019-11-08➖GREEN, David Alexander Skinner resigneddirector
- 2019-11-08➕HILTON, Orlando Valentine appointeddirector
- 2016-08-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2016-07-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees
- 2016-07-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees
- 2016-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees
- 2015-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CULVIE HILL WIND LIMITED
- 2015-10-01➕DUNCAN, Alfred John appointeddirector
- 2015-10-01➕FOWLIE, Alex William James appointeddirector
- 2015-10-01➕GREEN, David Alexander Skinner appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Resonance Chw Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Resonance Chw Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CULVIE HILL WIND LIMITED
This company · SC516953
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Resonance Chw Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/10/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Resonance British Wind Energy Income Ii Limitedceased 13/10/2020· 75-100% shares
- Mr Alfred John Duncanceased 08/11/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Muirden Farm Muirden Farm
Muirden
Turriff
Aberdeenshire
AB53 4NH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
OSTROPICKI, Ilja→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Nicholas John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNCAN, Alfred John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2019-11-08
FOWLIE, Alex William James→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2019-11-08
GREEN, David Alexander Skinner→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2019-11-08
HILTON, Orlando Valentine→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-11-08 · resigned 2025-09-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/08/2016 | 20/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Close Leasing and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees | A registered charge | — | 25/07/2016 | 20/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Close Leasing and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees | A registered charge | — | 25/07/2016 | 20/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Close Leasing and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Permitted Assignees and Permitted Transferees | A registered charge | — | 25/07/2016 | 20/02/2020 |
Recent filings (54 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-30