ARNISH COMMUNITY WINDFARM LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC784118 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-09-27

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (73/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (9 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-04-18
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2024-11-20
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officers · AP01
2024-11-18
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SMITH, Michael Macinnes appointed
director
2024-10-02
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officers · TM02
2024-09-30
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BURNESS PAULL LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-09-30
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2024-09-30
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2024-09-30
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2024-06-04
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2024-06-03
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ROBSON, Anthony Malzard appointed
director
2024-05-16
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officers · AP01
2024-05-15
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MACDONALD, Kenneth Angus appointed
director
2024-05-01
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MORRISON, Andrew Macsween appointed
director
2024-05-01
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officers · AP01
2024-04-24
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officers · CH01
2024-04-24
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2024-04-24
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officers · CH01
2024-04-02
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accounts · AA01
2024-03-28
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MACSWEEN, Iain appointed
director
2024-03-28
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SHAILES, Michael John appointed
director
2024-03-28
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officers · AP01
2024-03-28
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2024-02-27
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address · AD01
2023-09-27
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Company incorporated
As ARNISH COMMUNITY WINDFARM LIMITED
2023-09-27
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MACAULAY, Maryann appointed
director
2023-09-27
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MACDONALD, Angus appointed
director
2023-09-27
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MACDONALD, Calum Murdo appointed
director
2023-09-27
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BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-09-27
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2023-09-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

24-26 Lewis Street

Stornoway

Isle Of Lewis

HS1 2JF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26