BLANTYRE HYDRO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC481408 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-03-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-08-01
    ➕
    CARSON, Rebecca Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2019-08-01
    ➕
    POTTS, Natasha Armstrong appointed
    director
  23. 2019-08-01
    ➖
    POTTS, Natasha Armstrong resigned
    director
  24. 2018-06-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  25. 2014-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BLANTYRE HYDRO LIMITED
  26. 2014-07-03
    ➕
    CARSON, Lesley Carol appointed
    director
  27. 2014-07-03
    ➕
    POTTS, Rodney Thomas 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 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lesley Carol Carson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Roseville
Ann Street
Gatehouse Of Fleet
DG7 2HU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CARSON, Lesley Carol→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-07-03
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Active
CARSON, Rebecca Louise→
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-08-01
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Active
POTTS, Rodney Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-07-03
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Active
POTTS, Natasha Armstrong→
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-08-01 · resigned 2019-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—01/06/2018—
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Recent filings (42 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01