GILKES HYDRO PROJECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08969105 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-31
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    capital · SH19
  3. 2025-03-04
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    capital · SH19
  4. 2025-03-04
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  5. 2025-03-04
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  6. 2025-03-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-17
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    CREWDSON, Victoria Lee appointed
    director
  9. 2024-10-17
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-03-19
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2024-03-19
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  12. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-10-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-10-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-10-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-06-14
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    ROWLAND, Katherine Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-23
    ➕
    CREWDSON, Charles William Nepean appointed
    director
  23. 2014-06-23
    ➖
    NICOLSON, Sean Torquil resigned
    director
  24. 2014-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As GILKES HYDRO PROJECTS LIMITED
  25. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    NICOLSON, Sean Torquil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-03-04: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Victoria Lee Crewdson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/12/2018
Mr Charles William Nepean Crewdson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

C/O Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Limited
Canal Head North
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 7BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CREWDSON, Charles William Nepean→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-06-23
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Active
CREWDSON, Victoria Lee→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-10-17
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Active
ROWLAND, Katherine Louise→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-06-14
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Active
NICOLSON, Sean Torquil→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2014-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-04
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-03-04
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-03-04
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-03-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-03-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18