CASTLE OF AUCHRY WINDFARM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC690803 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-01
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£90
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
19 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £90
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£90
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £90 | £90 |
| Debtors | £155.1k | £255.1k |
| Net assets | £90 | £90 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-16➕MACRAE, Stewart David appointeddirector
- 2021-04-16➕PIRIE, Brian Gordon appointeddirector
- 2021-04-16➕PIRIE, Lesley Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CASTLE OF AUCHRY WINDFARM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2021-03-01➕SMITH, Kevin Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-03-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MACRAE, Stewart David→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PIRIE, Brian Gordon→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-04-16
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PIRIE, Lesley Anne→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Kevin Alexander→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-03-01
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-11-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-16