DAVID OGILVIE ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC165185 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-25
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 29.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (4 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees19002200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-03-03
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    OGILVIE, Jennifer appointed
    director
  4. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-07
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-04
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-08
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-07-08
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-07-01
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    DUFFY, William appointed
    director
  10. 2021-07-01
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    WARWICK, David appointed
    director
  11. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-03-24
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-03-24
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-03-17
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    CATTERICK, Aaron resigned
    director
  17. 2020-03-17
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    CUNNINGHAM, Lynsey resigned
    director
  18. 2020-03-17
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    DUFFY, William resigned
    director
  19. 2020-03-17
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    WARWICK, David resigned
    director
  20. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2017-05-31
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    OGILVIE, Martin resigned
    director
  25. 2016-11-24
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    CATTERICK, Aaron appointed
    director
  26. 2016-06-24
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    CUNNINGHAM, Lynsey appointed
    director
  27. 2015-10-30
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    DUFFY, William appointed
    director
  28. 2015-10-30
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    OGILVIE, Martin appointed
    director
  29. 2014-09-12
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    HARTY, Michael resigned
    director
  30. 2012-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #4
  31. 2012-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 2012-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 2012-03-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  34. 2012-02-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  35. 2009-10-01
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    FERGUSON, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  36. 2009-10-01
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    FERGUSON, Thomas resigned
    director
  37. 2008-03-26
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    WARWICK, David appointed
    director
  38. 2005-11-30
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    FERGUSON, Thomas appointed
    director
  39. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    HARTY, Michael appointed
    director
  40. 2005-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  41. 2004-12-20
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    OGILVIE, David resigned
    secretary
  42. 2004-12-20
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    WELSH, Ann Leitch resigned
    director
  43. 2004-12-10
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    FERGUSON, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  44. 2004-08-06
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    OGILVIE, David appointed
    secretary
  45. 2004-08-06
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    WELSH, Ann Leitch resigned
    secretary
  46. 2004-03-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  47. 2004-03-08
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    GUY, Julian resigned
    director
  48. 2004-03-08
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    KENNEDY, James Adam resigned
    director
  49. 2004-03-08
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    MCGEOCH, Iain William resigned
    director
  50. 2003-12-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OGILVIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — OGILVIE, Jennifer (same surname) appointed 2025-03-03. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Ogilvie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

8 Balmoral Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA3 1HL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (4 active · 16 resigned)

DUFFY, William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-01
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Active
OGILVIE, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-07-18
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Active
OGILVIE, Jennifer→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-03-03
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Active
WARWICK, David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-07-01
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Active
FERGUSON, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-10 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
OGILVIE, David→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-06 · resigned 2004-12-20
Resigned
WELSH, Ann Leitch→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 2004-08-06
Resigned
BURNESS SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-25 · resigned 1996-07-18
Resigned
CATTERICK, Aaron→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-11-24 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Lynsey→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-06-24 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned
DUFFY, William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned
FERGUSON, Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
GUY, Julian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned
HARTY, Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2014-09-12
Resigned
KENNEDY, James Adam→
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned
MCGEOCH, Iain William→
director · ~81y · appointed 1998-03-23 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned
OGILVIE, Martin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
WARWICK, David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned
WELSH, Ann Leitch→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 2004-12-20
Resigned
WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-25 · resigned 1996-07-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property09/03/2012—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property22/02/2012—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property24/03/200416/03/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property02/12/200316/03/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property13/03/200116/03/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property04/10/199623/02/2005
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Recent filings (126 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-24