HYDRO LUDENS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC680076 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£6.25M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £6,250,196
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,135 YoY
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£201k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Net Worth
£6.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£861k
↑ 243% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.3m£2.5m£3.8m£5.0m£6.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£9.21M£6.26M
Current assets£861.4k£251.2k
Cash£201.1k£197.1k
Debtors£660.3k£54.1k
Net assets£6.25M£6.26M

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-05-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-05-24
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  6. 2024-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-03-20
    ➕
    MATHEWSON, Alan appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-20
    ➖
    FINKEL, Joachim Erwin resigned
    director
  11. 2024-03-20
    ➖
    WALZ, Horst resigned
    director
  12. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2022-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-01-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-01-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2021-01-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-01-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2021-01-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2020-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As HYDRO LUDENS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  22. 2020-11-06
    ➕
    CHRISTOPH, Nicolas Friedrich Ludwig appointed
    director
  23. 2020-11-06
    ➕
    FINKEL, Joachim Erwin appointed
    director
  24. 2020-11-06
    ➕
    WALZ, Horst appointed
    director
  25. 2020-11-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Koehler Renewable Energy Gmbh is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Koehler Renewable Energy Gmbh
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
HYDRO LUDENS HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC680076

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
Koehler Renewable Energy Gmbh
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting02/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Horst Walzceased 02/05/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

C/O Robb Ferguson Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CHRISTOPH, Nicolas Friedrich Ludwig→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATHEWSON, Alan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINKEL, Joachim Erwin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-11-06 · resigned 2024-03-20
Resigned
WALZ, Horst→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-11-06 · resigned 2024-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-28
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02