EURO HYDRAULICS SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC212241 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-01-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-02-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Bernadette Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2003-07-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Bernadette Mary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-06-27
    ➖
    HOPWOOD, Ian Derek resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-06-27
    ➖
    HOPWOOD, Ian Derek resigned
    director
  23. 2003-06-27
    ➖
    WOOD, Walter resigned
    director
  24. 2003-02-24
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    BAYLEY, David Earnest resigned
    director
  25. 2001-03-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    DAVIES, Timothy Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    HOPWOOD, Ian Derek appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    BAYLEY, David Earnest appointed
    director
  29. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    HOPWOOD, Ian Derek appointed
    director
  30. 2000-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EURO HYDRAULICS SCOTLAND LIMITED
  31. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2000-10-24
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    WOOD, Walter appointed
    director
  34. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2000-10-24
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

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

Group structure

Euro Hydraulics Scotland Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Euro Hydraulics Scotland Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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EURO HYDRAULICS SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC212241

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Euro Hydraulics Scotland Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/01/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ehl Property Holdings Limitedceased 30/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Ehl Holdings Ltdceased 15/01/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

1 Miller Street
Coatbridge
ML5 3PG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

DAVIES, Bernadette Mary→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Bernadette Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Timothy Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPWOOD, Ian Derek→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2003-06-27
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-24 · resigned 2000-10-24
Resigned
BAYLEY, David Earnest→
director · ~87y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2003-02-24
Resigned
HOPWOOD, Ian Derek→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2003-06-27
Resigned
WOOD, Walter→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-10-24 · resigned 2003-06-27
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-24 · resigned 2000-10-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property05/03/200125/10/2016

Recent filings (75 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30