HIE ORKNEY
🌳Matureactive
SC126871 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1990-08-27
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 35.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 35.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
50 officers (3 active, 50 linked, 46 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
192 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (118 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13➕HARRISON, Graeme Boath appointeddirector
- 2025-03-13➕OXLEY, David Joseph appointeddirector
- 2025-03-13➖DUNBAR, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2025-03-13➖PETERANNA, Joanna Kate resigneddirector
- 2025-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-19➖KENTON, Nicholas Bryan resigneddirector
- 2024-11-19➕PETERANNA, Joanna Kate appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-24➖BUXTON, Carroll Carson resigneddirector
- 2024-06-24➕DUNBAR, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2024-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-08-01➕KENTON, Nicholas Bryan appointeddirector
- 2017-03-31➖DUTHIE, Forbes Cameron resigneddirector
- 2016-03-24➕BUXTON, Carroll Carson appointeddirector
- 2016-03-24➖MACAULAY, Donald Macdonald resigneddirector
- 2012-02-15➕LYNER, Alison Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-15➖MACLEOD, Allan resignedsecretary
- 2010-10-11➕MACAULAY, Donald Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2010-10-11➖PATERSON, Alexander Lawrie resigneddirector
- 2010-03-31➖YULE, Douglas James resigneddirector
- 2010-03-30➕PATERSON, Alexander Lawrie appointeddirector
- 2008-03-19➖BALFOUR, Edgar George resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖HARRISON, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-14➖BICHAN, Clifford resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖BICHAN, Lorraine Irvine resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖BROWN, Roy Learmonth resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖CUNNINGHAM, Ian Main resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➕DUTHIE, Forbes Cameron appointeddirector
- 2008-03-14➖FLETT, Roy John resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖HALCRO-JOHNSTON, Hugh resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖IRVINE, Thelma Mary Ann resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖JOHNSTONE, Ian Edward resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖MARWICK, Malcolm Stewart resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖SPENCE, Craig David resigneddirector
- 2008-03-14➖STEVENSON, Eoin Robert resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 118 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1990-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
An Lochran
10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
Highland
IV2 5NA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (3 active · 47 resigned)
LYNER, Alison Patricia→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-02-15
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HARRISON, Graeme Boath→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-03-13
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OXLEY, David Joseph→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-03-13
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HARRISON, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2008-03-14
MACLEOD, Allan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2012-02-15
SHAW, Robert Robertson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-08-27 · resigned 2001-09-20
BALFOUR, Edgar George→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2008-03-19
BASTER, Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1990-08-27 · resigned 1999-09-30
BICHAN, Clifford→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2008-03-14
BICHAN, Lorraine Irvine→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-08-25 · resigned 2008-03-14
BROWN, Roy Learmonth→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2008-03-14
BUXTON, Carroll Carson→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-24 · resigned 2024-06-24
CAMPBELL, Norma Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2005-08-25
CLYDE, Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1990-08-27 · resigned 1999-09-30
COSTIE, George William Bain→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1990-08-27 · resigned 1999-03-02
CUNNINGHAM, Ian Main→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2008-03-14
CURSITER, David Ronald Linay→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1990-08-27 · resigned 1998-09-24
DENNISON, Moira Muir→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1991-03-28 · resigned 1999-09-24
DUNBAR, Sandra→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-06-24 · resigned 2025-03-13
DUTHIE, Forbes Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2017-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | Floating charge | 1 property | 20/07/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | Floating charge | 1 property | 18/04/1991 | — |
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Recent filings (192 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-25