OLIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC282844 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-07
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
87 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-11-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-08
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-03-01
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    MEIKLE, Iain Grant resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-05
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-25
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    GRANT, Alison Mary resigned
    director
  19. 2005-12-06
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    VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-12-06
    ➕
    MEIKLE, Douglas Grant appointed
    director
  21. 2005-12-06
    ➕
    MEIKLE, Kirsten Anna Wallace appointed
    director
  22. 2005-12-06
    ➖
    TAIT, George Daniel resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-12-06
    ➕
    GRANT, Alison Mary appointed
    director
  24. 2005-12-06
    ➖
    HENDERSON, Ewan John resigned
    director
  25. 2005-12-06
    ➕
    MEIKLE, Iain Grant appointed
    director
  26. 2005-12-06
    ➖
    TAIT, George Daniel resigned
    director
  27. 2005-04-14
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    TAIT, George Daniel appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-04-14
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    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-04-14
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Ewan John appointed
    director
  30. 2005-04-14
    ➕
    TAIT, George Daniel appointed
    director
  31. 2005-04-14
    ➖
    DM DIRECTOR resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2005-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As OLIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  33. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    DM DIRECTOR appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Mary Grant
Individual · British · DOB 10/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Iain Grant Meikleceased 01/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Iain Grant Meikleceased 01/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Alison Mary Grantceased 06/04/2016· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

9 Haymarket Square,
Edinburgh
EH3 8FY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIKLE, Douglas Grant→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIKLE, Kirsten Anna Wallace→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAIT, George Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-14 · resigned 2005-12-06
Resigned
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-14
Resigned
GRANT, Alison Mary→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-12-06 · resigned 2016-04-25
Resigned
HENDERSON, Ewan John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-04-14 · resigned 2005-12-06
Resigned
MEIKLE, Iain Grant→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-12-06 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned
TAIT, George Daniel→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-04-14 · resigned 2005-12-06
Resigned
DM DIRECTOR→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11