ORCADIA

🌳Matureactive
SC272848 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2004-09-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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

2 live charges · oldest 11.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-10-31
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    capital-allotment-new-class-of-shares
    capital · SH09
  7. 2022-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    WATSON, Kazia Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2017-09-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2017-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2015-09-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-10-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-10-21
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2014-08-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2014-08-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2014-07-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2014-07-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    PRICE, Neil Alexander resigned
    director
  20. 2014-06-03
    ➖
    TOWRIE, Inga Kay resigned
    director
  21. 2005-04-06
    ➕
    TOWRIE, Inga Kay appointed
    director
  22. 2004-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ORCADIA
  23. 2004-09-02
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Steven James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-09-02
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Doris appointed
    director
  25. 2004-09-02
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Steven James appointed
    director
  26. 2004-09-02
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-09-02
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-09-02
    ➕
    PRICE, Neil Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kazia Jane Watson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2022
Mrs Doris Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Steven James Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2004-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

3 East Road
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Steven James→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHISON, Doris→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-09-02
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Active
SINCLAIR, Steven James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Kazia Jane→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-07-01
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-02 · resigned 2004-09-02
Resigned
PRICE, Neil Alexander→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-09-02 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
TOWRIE, Inga Kay→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-04-06 · resigned 2014-06-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property20/08/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—07/07/2014—
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Recent filings (62 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
capital-allotment-new-class-of-shares
capital · SH09
2022-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-23