TERRENUS LAND & WATER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC464672 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-27
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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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
PursueStrong 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: 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 900 |
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.
See pricing →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
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-01➕HUME, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-04-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-03-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-03-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-01➕AITKEN, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-31➖DUFF, Alexander Fraser resigneddirector
- 2013-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs TERRENUS LAND & WATER LIMITED
- 2013-11-27➕HUME, William Edward Watson appointeddirector
- 2013-11-27➕DUFF, Alexander Fraser appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Edward Watson Hume Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
216 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
AITKEN, Douglas→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-01
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HUME, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-01
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HUME, William Edward Watson→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-11-27
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DUFF, Alexander Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-11-27 · resigned 2015-03-31
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-04-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-03-23