BRAIDENHILL FARM WIND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC313706 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-19
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-07-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-07-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-01-20
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    DUNBAR, Jane Anne appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-20
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Mary Katherine appointed
    director
  12. 2022-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-06-23
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    DUNBAR, Peter Mcculloch resigned
    director
  14. 2022-05-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-01-01
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    DUNBAR, Julie appointed
    director
  20. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-09-03
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  22. 2014-09-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  23. 2014-08-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Close Brother Limited
  24. 2014-07-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2009-05-22
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    DUNBAR, Dale James appointed
    director
  26. 2009-05-22
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    DUNBAR, Leiper Berresford resigned
    director
  27. 2009-05-22
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Peter Mcculloch appointed
    director
  28. 2009-03-10
    ➖
    DUNBAR, Dale James resigned
    director
  29. 2009-03-10
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Leiper Berresford appointed
    director
  30. 2009-03-10
    ➖
    DUNBAR, Peter Mcculloch resigned
    director
  31. 2007-11-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  32. 2007-11-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  33. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Peter Mcculloch appointed
    director
  34. 2006-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAIDENHILL FARM WIND LIMITED
  35. 2006-12-19
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Julie appointed
    secretary
  36. 2006-12-19
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Dale James 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUNBAR, Jane Anne (same surname) appointed 2023-01-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Nrg 2025 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Nrg 2025 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BRAIDENHILL FARM WIND LIMITED
This company · SC313706

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
Nrg 2025 Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/02/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Dale Dunbarceased 27/02/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Julie Dunbarceased 27/02/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2006-12-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

C/O Accy Busn Cnslt Ltd
17 Flowerhill Street
Airdrie
Lanarkshire
ML6 6AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

DUNBAR, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-19
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Active
DUNBAR, Dale James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-05-22
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Active
DUNBAR, Jane Anne→
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-01-20
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Active
DUNBAR, Julie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
DUNBAR, Mary Katherine→
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-01-20
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Active
DUNBAR, Dale James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-12-19 · resigned 2009-03-10
Resigned
DUNBAR, Leiper Berresford→
director · ~88y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2009-05-22
Resigned
DUNBAR, Peter Mcculloch→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-05-22 · resigned 2022-06-23
Resigned
DUNBAR, Peter Mcculloch→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2009-03-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A registered charge1 property03/09/2014—
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A registered charge—02/09/2014—
outstanding
Close Brother
Close Brother Limited
A registered charge—20/08/2014—
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Standard security1 property23/11/2007—
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property21/11/200726/07/2014
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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-23