HYDROMAX INCORPORATED LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC272732 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-25
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  6. 2024-01-25
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  7. 2023-12-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-12-06
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    PRESTON, Robert John resigned
    director
  17. 2015-07-31
    ➖
    MCNICOL, John George resigned
    director
  18. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    ROSS, William Dewar appointed
    director
  19. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    PRESTON, Robert John appointed
    director
  20. 2006-11-25
    ➖
    MCNICOL, John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    ROSS, Alison Helen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-11-10
    ➖
    ROSS, William Dewar resigned
    director
  23. 2006-10-26
    ➕
    MCNICOL, John George appointed
    director
  24. 2006-06-21
    ➕
    MCNICOL, John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-06-21
    ➖
    ROSS, William Dewar resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-04-19
    ➖
    MCALLISTER, Colin resigned
    director
  27. 2004-10-08
    ➕
    ROSS, William Dewar appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-10-08
    ➖
    BLACKADDERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-10-08
    ➖
    CLARK, Campbell John Scott resigned
    nominee-director
  30. 2004-10-08
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Colin appointed
    director
  31. 2004-10-08
    ➕
    ROSS, William Dewar appointed
    director
  32. 2004-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As HYDROMAX INCORPORATED LIMITED
  33. 2004-08-31
    ➕
    BLACKADDERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2004-08-31
    ➕
    CLARK, Campbell John Scott appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Dewar Ross
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control31/08/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Dudhope Terrace
Dundee
DD3 6TS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

ROSS, Alison Helen→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, William Dewar→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCNICOL, John→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-21 · resigned 2006-11-25
Resigned
ROSS, William Dewar→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2006-06-21
Resigned
BLACKADDERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-31 · resigned 2004-10-08
Resigned
CLARK, Campbell John Scott→
nominee-director · ~55y · appointed 2004-08-31 · resigned 2004-10-08
Resigned
MCALLISTER, Colin→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2006-04-19
Resigned
MCNICOL, John George→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-10-26 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned
PRESTON, Robert John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2016-12-06
Resigned
ROSS, William Dewar→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2006-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-01-25
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31