HATCH ENERGY (GROUP) LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC449159 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-02

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£34.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £34,610

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£35k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£35k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£34.6k	£34.6k
Current assets	£34.6k	£34.6k
Net assets	£34.6k	£34.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-03-11
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gazette · DISS40
2026-03-10
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gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-23
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-18
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officers · CH01
2024-07-18
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officers · CH01
2024-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-12
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
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gazette · DISS40
2023-07-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-07
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gazette · DISS40
2023-04-06
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-09
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-13
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-07-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-02
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-09-27
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URQUHART, Ian resigned
director
2017-11-08
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URQUHART, Ian appointed
director
2017-11-08
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URQUHART, Ian resigned
director
2016-04-30
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JOHNSTONE, Rod appointed
director
2013-06-10
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HATCH, Steven appointed
director
2013-05-02
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Company incorporated
As HATCH ENERGY (GROUP) LTD
2013-05-02
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URQUHART, Ian appointed
director
2013-05-02
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URQUHART, Ian appointed
director
2013-05-02
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URQUHART, Ian resigned
director

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HATCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven Hatch Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1980 · age 46	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ian Urquhartceased 27/09/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2013-05-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 1 Inverbreakie Steading

Inverbreakie Steading

Invergordon

Ross-Shire

IV18 0LP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-21

Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HATCH, Steven→

director · ~46y · appointed 2013-06-10

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Active

JOHNSTONE, Rod→

director · ~76y · appointed 2016-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

URQUHART, Ian→

director · ~47y · appointed 2017-11-08 · resigned 2018-09-27

Resigned

URQUHART, Ian→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-05-02 · resigned 2017-11-08

Resigned

URQUHART, Ian→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-05-02 · resigned 2013-05-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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gazette · DISS40

2026-03-11

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-02

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-07-24

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-07-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-07-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-07-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-26

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-03-13

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-03-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-08

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-08-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-03