CLOVA RENEWABLES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC510371 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14➕NIVEN, Michael William George appointeddirector
- 2018-12-14➖LAIRD, Simon William David resigneddirector
- 2015-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CLOVA RENEWABLES LIMITED
- 2015-07-08➕NIVEN, Hugh appointeddirector
- 2015-07-08➕LAIRD, Simon William David appointeddirector
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 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael William George Niven Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 14/12/2018 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Simon William David Lairdceased 14/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Hugh Nivenceased 09/08/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Hugh Nivenceased 27/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Westby
64 West High Steet
Forfar
Angus
DD8 1BJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
NIVEN, Michael William George→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAIRD, Simon William David→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-07-08 · resigned 2018-12-14
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28