ORKNEY JEWELLERY DESIGN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC328446 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-27
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ORKNEY JEWELLERY DESIGN LIMITED
- 2007-07-27➕TAIT, Ingrid Mary appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-27➕TAIT, Ingrid Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-07-27➕TAIT, Neil Patrick appointeddirector
- 2007-07-27➕TAIT, Shawn Malcolm appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Ingrid Mary Tait Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Neil Patrick Tait Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Shawn Malcolm Tait Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
7-9 Broad Street
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1DH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TAIT, Ingrid Mary→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-27
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TAIT, Neil Patrick→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-27
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TAIT, Shawn Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-07-27
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Recent filings (41 total)
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2025-07-29
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2024-12-20
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2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-02-12
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2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-03-23
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2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-12-22
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2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-04-21
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2020-07-27
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2020-01-31
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2019-07-29
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