FOSTER TURNER HYDRO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC648168 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-26

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒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: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.9y

75/100

ready

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

· Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

23 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

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	500	500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
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RAMAGE, Toni Michelle appointed
director
2025-09-16
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PARRACK, Ian resigned
director
2024-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-06-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-06-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-06-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-06-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-06-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Turner & Co. (Glasgow) Limited
2020-11-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-11-26
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Company incorporated
As FOSTER TURNER HYDRO LIMITED
2019-11-26
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CARMICHAEL, Alan Gordon appointed
secretary
2019-11-26
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FOSTER, Martin Creassey appointed
director
2019-11-26
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FOSTER, Roy Neil appointed
director
2019-11-26
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TURNER, Alan Gerard appointed
director
2019-11-26
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PARRACK, Ian appointed
director
2019-11-26
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FOSTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Crf Hydro Power Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Turner & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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FOSTER TURNER HYDRO LIMITED

This company · SC648168

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Crf Hydro Power Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	18/06/2021
Turner & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	26/11/2019

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

Incorporated2019-11-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

176 St Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5SG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31