HYDROWISE LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC314243 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-08
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs HYDROWISE LTD
- 2007-01-08➕BROWN, Carl Philip appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-08➕BROWN, Carl Philip appointeddirector
- 2007-01-08➕BROWN, Olivia Mae Wemyss appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Olivia Mae Wemyss Brown Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2026 |
Mr Carl Philip Brown Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
8 Lawson Crescent
South Queensferry
EH30 9JE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Carl Philip→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-01-08
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BROWN, Carl Philip→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-01-08
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BROWN, Olivia Mae Wemyss→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-01-08
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19