PORTSONACHAN HYDRO LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC430407 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£232.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £232,640
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£233k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£47k£93k£140k£186k£233kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£232.6k£222.4k
Current assets£51.5k£38.0k
Cash£22.2k£16.3k
Debtors£22.8k£17.3k
Net assets£232.6k£222.4k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-11
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  5. 2025-08-04
    ➕
    HODGE, James Colin Elliot appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-04-01
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    HODGE, Colin Elliot resigned
    director
  10. 2024-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As PORTSONACHAN HYDRO LTD.
  20. 2012-08-15
    ➕
    BROWN, Michelle Heather appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-15
    ➕
    HODGE, Andrew Thomas Elliot appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-15
    ➕
    MCGRIGOR, Charles Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2012-08-15
    ➕
    HODGE, Colin Elliot appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +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 signal

Multiple 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 14 years.
  • 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
Charles Edward Mcgrigor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Christine Hodgeceased 04/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

R A Clement Associates
5 Argyll Square
Oban
PA34 4AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Michelle Heather→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODGE, Andrew Thomas Elliot→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-08-15
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Active
HODGE, James Colin Elliot→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-08-04
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Active
MCGRIGOR, Charles Edward→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODGE, Colin Elliot→
director · ~81y · appointed 2012-08-15 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02