BRON FEDW HYDRO SCHEME LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05402002 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-23
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.31M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £2,308,727
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.4m
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.43M | £2.01M |
| Current assets | £1.94M | £1.51M |
| Cash | £1.43M | £1.23M |
| Debtors | £322.8k | £284.8k |
| Net assets | £2.31M | £1.88M |
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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27➕GRIFFITH, Manon Fflur appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-05➖GRIFFITH, Richard Ellis resigneddirector
- 2009-06-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited
- 2009-04-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
- 2007-08-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BRON FEDW HYDRO SCHEME LIMITED
- 2005-03-23➕GRIFFITH, Arwel Ellis appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-23➕GRIFFITH, Arwel Ellis appointeddirector
- 2005-03-23➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-03-23➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-03-23➕GRIFFITH, Richard Ellis appointeddirector
- 2005-03-23➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-03-23➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arwel Ellis Griffith Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/04/2020 |
Mrs Manon Fflur Griffith Individual · Welsh · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2005-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Ysgubor Fawr
Y Ffor
Pwllheli
LL53 6NF
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
GRIFFITH, Arwel Ellis→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-03-23
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GRIFFITH, Arwel Ellis→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2005-03-23
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GRIFFITH, Manon Fflur→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-06-27
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-23 · resigned 2005-03-23
GRIFFITH, Richard Ellis→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2005-03-23 · resigned 2015-05-05
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-23 · resigned 2005-03-23
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 08/06/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 17/04/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/08/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03