INVERMARK HYDRO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC452602 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-18
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£361.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 7.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £361,075
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,625 YoY
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£103k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£361k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £103.0k | £124.8k |
| Net assets | £361.1k | £369.7k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-06-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-06-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-11-01➕RAMSAY, The Honourable Simon David, Lord Ramsay appointedsecretary
- 2023-11-01➖STEWART, Deirdre Fraser resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-03-31➖COOKE, Richard Martin John resignedsecretary
- 2021-03-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-03-01➕STEWART, Deirdre Fraser appointedsecretary
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2018-06-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2018-06-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs INVERMARK HYDRO LIMITED
- 2013-06-18➕RAMSAY, The Right Honourable James Hubert, Lord Dalhousie appointeddirector
- 2013-06-18➕RAMSAY, The Honourable Simon David, Lord Ramsay appointeddirector
- 2013-06-18➕COOKE, Richard Martin John appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Dalhousie Estate Office
West Lodge
Brechin
Angus
DD9 6RL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
RAMSAY, The Honourable Simon David, Lord Ramsay→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAMSAY, The Right Honourable James Hubert, Lord Dalhousie→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2013-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAMSAY, The Honourable Simon David, Lord Ramsay→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOKE, Richard Martin John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-06-18 · resigned 2021-03-31
STEWART, Deirdre Fraser→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2023-11-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/06/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/06/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-18