ANDREW OGILVIE & PARTNERS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC499965 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-09
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£114
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £114
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,805 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£114
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£924£13.6k
Current assets£53.8k£67.5k
Net assets£114£12.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2019-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-06-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-06-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW OGILVIE & PARTNERS LTD
  18. 2015-03-09
    ➕
    OGILVIE, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2015-03-09
    ➕
    OGILVIE, Lyndsey Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OGILVIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Ogilvie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Ms Lyndsey Anne Ogilvie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

25 West High Street
Inverurie
AB51 3SA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OGILVIE, Andrew→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-03-09
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Active
OGILVIE, Lyndsey Anne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18