HYDROLUMINUM SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC815415 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 20140SIC 20140
- 20150SIC 20150
- 20590SIC 20590
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➖NICOLL, Richard David resigneddirector
- 2025-01-13📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-20➕GRAY, Kevin Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕OLOFSSON, Douglas Wilhelm appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕HYDROGENR8 LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2024-08-20📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2024-08-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs HYDROLUMINUM SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2024-07-03➕ADAMS, Howard Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2024-07-03➕NICOLL, Richard David appointeddirector
- 2024-07-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Hydroluminum Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hydroluminum Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HYDROLUMINUM SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC815415
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hydroluminum Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Hydrogenr8 Limitedceased 08/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20110 — SIC 20110
Registered office
56 Gartmore Road
Paisley
PA1 3NQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
ADAMS, Howard Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAY, Kevin Paul→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-08-20
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OLOFSSON, Douglas Wilhelm→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-08-20
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HYDROGENR8 LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2024-08-20
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NICOLL, Richard David→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-07-03 · resigned 2025-04-01
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-08
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-09
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2024-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-03