PARK FARM RENEWABLES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC461991 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-22

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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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
Average employees	0	0

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-07-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
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2022-03-28
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2021-03-09
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2019-12-20
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2018-12-21
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accounts · AA
2017-12-20
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accounts · AA
2016-12-21
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accounts · AA
2015-11-03
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2015-04-30
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accounts · AA
2014-03-31
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WADDELL, Tracey appointed
secretary
2014-03-31
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WADDELL, Peter David appointed
director
2014-03-31
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WADDELL, Tracey Cockburn appointed
director
2014-03-31
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FRATER, Helen resigned
secretary
2014-03-31
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FRATER, James Douglas resigned
director
2013-10-22
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Company incorporated
As PARK FARM RENEWABLES LTD
2013-10-22
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FRATER, Helen appointed
secretary
2013-10-22
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FRATER, James Douglas appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Tracey Cockburn Waddell Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	07/04/2016
Mr Peter David Waddell Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-10-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Park Farm

Linlithgow

West Lothian

EH49 6QY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-29

Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WADDELL, Tracey→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-31

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Active

WADDELL, Peter David→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-31

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Active

WADDELL, Tracey Cockburn→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRATER, Helen→

secretary · appointed 2013-10-22 · resigned 2014-03-31

Resigned

FRATER, James Douglas→

director · ~75y · appointed 2013-10-22 · resigned 2014-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-07-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-15

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-07-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-26