OAKRIDGE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC166124 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 29.1y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Gross profit—£288.4k
Profit before tax—£215.5k
Average employees21001800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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  2. 2024-11-21
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  4. 2024-11-20
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  5. 2024-11-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  6. 2024-07-24
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  7. 2023-10-04
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  9. 2021-11-23
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  10. 2020-07-26
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  11. 2019-12-03
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  12. 2019-05-20
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  14. 2019-01-18
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  15. 2019-01-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  16. 2019-01-15
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  22. 2019-01-14
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    PATEL, Dipak appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-14
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    PATEL, Rajan appointed
    director
  24. 2019-01-14
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    MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby resigned
    secretary
  25. 2019-01-14
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    MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby resigned
    director
  26. 2019-01-14
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    MURDOCH, Maureen Patricia resigned
    director
  27. 2019-01-14
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  28. 2018-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #3
  29. 2018-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 2003-10-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2003-09-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2003-09-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 1997-03-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 1996-10-25
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    MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby appointed
    secretary
  35. 1996-10-25
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    MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby appointed
    director
  36. 1996-10-25
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    MURDOCH, Maureen Patricia appointed
    director
  37. 1996-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As OAKRIDGE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
  38. 1996-06-07
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    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  39. 1996-06-07
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    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  40. 1996-06-07
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    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  41. 1996-06-07
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    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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.

Group structure

Ridge Care Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ridge Care Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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OAKRIDGE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC166124

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ridge Care Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/01/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Maureen Patricia Murdochceased 14/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Hugh Ormsby Murdochceased 14/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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8 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
Incorporated1996-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

73 Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PATEL, Dipak→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Rajan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2019-01-14
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-07 · resigned 1996-06-07
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-06-07 · resigned 1996-06-07
Resigned
MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2019-01-14
Resigned
MURDOCH, Maureen Patricia→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2019-01-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/11/2024—
outstanding
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/11/2024—
outstanding
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/01/2019—
outstanding
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge—14/01/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property15/09/200327/11/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property04/09/200327/11/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property11/03/199708/10/2003
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Recent filings (101 total)

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2025-06-04
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-21
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-21
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2024-07-24
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2024-06-04
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2023-05-31
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2022-11-15
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2022-06-01
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2021-11-23
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2020-07-26
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