CALLANDER COMMUNITY HYDRO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC395082 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-09

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35110

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 78). 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

9 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.7y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2025-10-17
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accounts · AA
2025-03-17
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officers · AP01
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-12-01
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FIELD, Steven Richard appointed
director
2024-05-22
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mortgage · MR04
2024-05-22
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mortgage · MR04
2024-05-22
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mortgage · MR04
2024-05-22
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mortgage · MR04
2024-05-22
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-05-22
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-05-22
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-05-22
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-04-17
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mortgage · MR04
2024-04-17
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Charge satisfied #9
2024-03-21
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capital · SH01
2023-12-01
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capital · SH01
2023-11-03
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accounts · AA
2022-11-02
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address · AD01
2022-07-29
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accounts · AA
2022-07-05
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officers · TM01
2022-06-01
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WRIGHT, Keith Edward resigned
director
2021-12-03
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accounts · AA
2021-02-11
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mortgage · MR04
2021-02-11
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Charge satisfied #7
2020-12-08
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accounts · AA
2020-10-02
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mortgage · MR04
2020-10-02
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mortgage · MR04
2020-10-02
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Charge satisfied #8
2020-10-02
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-07-31
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BRODIE, John Robert appointed
director
2020-07-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-07-27
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KLISKEY, Toby Robert Matthew appointed
director
2017-07-01
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KLISKEY, Elizabeth Mary resigned
director
2015-10-01
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KLISKEY, Elizabeth Mary appointed
director
2015-09-01
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KING, Susan Margaret resigned
secretary
2015-09-01
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KING, Susan Margaret resigned
director
2015-06-20
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WRIGHT, Keith Edward appointed
director
2014-04-07
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Triodos Bank Nv
2014-04-04
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Scottish Enterprise
2014-04-04
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Sis (Community Finance) Limited
2014-04-04
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Triodos Bank Nv
2014-04-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Triodos Bank Nv
2014-04-04
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Triodos Bank Nv
2014-04-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Triodos Bank Nv
2014-02-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Sis (Community Finance) Limited
2013-08-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Scottish Enterprise
2012-09-01
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SNODIN, John Raymond resigned
director
2012-09-01
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SNODIN, John Raymond resigned
director
2012-01-18
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KING, Susan Margaret appointed
secretary
2011-03-29
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SNODIN, John Raymond resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-03-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

55 55 Main St

Callander

FK17 8DY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-23

Last: 2026-03-09