DOROTHEA PUMPED HYDRO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10749341 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-342.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42910SIC 42910
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
25 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £341,957

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£342k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↑ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£342k-£262k-£181k-£101k-£21k£59kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£94.0k£97.4k
Current assets£59.2k£29.8k
Net assets£-342.0k£-308.6k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-05-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-03-28
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    ROWBOTTOM, Peter Graham resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-25
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-10-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2018-10-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2018-10-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-10-01
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    officers · AP03
  18. 2018-10-01
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-10-01
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-09-27
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    BILLINGHAM, Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2018-09-27
    ➕
    CHATHAM, Alan appointed
    director
  22. 2018-09-27
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    ROWBOTTOM, Peter Graham appointed
    secretary
  23. 2018-09-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Plasterboard Recycling Solutions Limited
  24. 2018-09-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mark Billingham
  25. 2017-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As DOROTHEA PUMPED HYDRO LIMITED
  26. 2017-05-02
    ➕
    CAIRNS, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

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 70 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Cairns
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

C/O Swayne Johnson Church House
High Street
St Asaph
LL17 0RD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BILLINGHAM, Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-09-27
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Active
CAIRNS, Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-05-02
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Active
CHATHAM, Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-09-27
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Active
ROWBOTTOM, Peter Graham→
secretary · appointed 2018-09-27 · resigned 2022-03-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Plasterboard Recycling Solutions
Plasterboard Recycling Solutions Limited
A registered charge1 property27/09/201831/05/2023
outstanding
Mark Billingham / Alan Chatham
A registered charge1 property27/09/2018—
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05