ALFBURN HYDRO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC443456 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-22
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£979.0k
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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
52 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £979,012

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£979k
Current Assets
£235k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£979.0k
Current assets£234.8k
Net assets£979.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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  2. 2025-05-19
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-16
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-16
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  8. 2021-03-16
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  9. 2021-03-16
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  10. 2021-03-16
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  11. 2020-08-26
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  12. 2020-08-20
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-08-17
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    MACKENZIE, Ian Donald appointed
    director
  14. 2020-08-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-08-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-08-17
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-08-17
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  18. 2020-08-17
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  19. 2020-08-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-08-17
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-08-07
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    MACKENZIE, Sheena Mairi appointed
    director
  22. 2020-08-05
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    FRASER, Raoul Alastair Joseph resigned
    director
  23. 2020-08-05
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    MACDONALD-BUCHANNAN, Poppy resigned
    director
  24. 2018-04-04
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    MACDONALD-BUCHANNAN, Poppy appointed
    director
  25. 2013-04-10
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    MACKENZIE, Stephen appointed
    director
  26. 2013-04-10
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    FRASER, Raoul Alastair Joseph appointed
    director
  27. 2013-04-10
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    MORRISON, Thomas Simon resigned
    director
  28. 2013-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ALFBURN HYDRO LIMITED
  29. 2013-02-22
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    MORRISON, Thomas Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Luth Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Luth Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALFBURN HYDRO LIMITED
This company · SC443456

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
Luth Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/03/2021
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sheena Mairi Mackenzieceased 12/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ian Donald Mackenzieceased 12/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Poppy Macdonald-Buchannanceased 05/08/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Stephen Mackenzieceased 12/03/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Raoul Alastair Joseph Fraserceased 05/08/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Auchmore Farm
Muir Of Ord
IV6 7XB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Ian Donald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Sheena Mairi→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Stephen→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Raoul Alastair Joseph→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-04-10 · resigned 2020-08-05
Resigned
MACDONALD-BUCHANNAN, Poppy→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-04-04 · resigned 2020-08-05
Resigned
MORRISON, Thomas Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-02-22 · resigned 2013-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-16