CRF HYDRO POWER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC359925 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
32 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-25➖FOSTER, Janet resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-25➖FOSTER, Janet resigneddirector
- 2026-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2024-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-24➕KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace appointeddirector
- 2024-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-01➕NELLINS, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-19➕HUNTER, Kenneth George appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-31📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-04-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2015-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2015-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-11-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2014-10-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2011-10-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 2009-12-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 2009-11-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 2009-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs CRF HYDRO POWER LIMITED
- 2009-05-20➕FOSTER, Martin Creassey appointeddirector
- 2009-05-20➕FOSTER, Roy Neil appointeddirector
- 2009-05-20➕FOSTER, Janet appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-20➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-20➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-20➕FOSTER, Janet appointeddirector
- 2009-05-20➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-05-20➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: FOSTER, Janet resigned 2026-02-25; FOSTER, Janet resigned 2026-02-25
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Achnamara Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Achnamara Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CRF HYDRO POWER LIMITED
This company · SC359925
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Achnamara Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/04/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Janet Fosterceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Martin Creassey Fosterceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Roy Neil Fosterceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Ashfield Farm
Achnamara
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8PT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
FOSTER, Martin Creassey→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-05-20
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FOSTER, Roy Neil→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-05-20
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HUNTER, Kenneth George→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-05-19
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KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-24
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NELLINS, Andrew William→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-10-01
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FOSTER, Janet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-05-20 · resigned 2026-02-25
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-20 · resigned 2009-05-20
FOSTER, Janet→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2009-05-20 · resigned 2026-02-25
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-05-20 · resigned 2009-05-20
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 22/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/11/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/10/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank Co-Operative Bank PLC | Deed of confirmation | 1 property | 10/10/2011 | 13/02/2015 | |
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank Co-Operative Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/12/2009 | 26/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank Co-Operative Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/11/2009 | 13/02/2015 |
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Recent filings (67 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20