HYDRO-ENERGY LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
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- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
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- 2017-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
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- 2014-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs HYDRO-ENERGY LIMITED
- 2011-02-14➕DE HARTOG, Nicholas Jan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alrai Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 04/06/2016 |
Hartmel Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 04/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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