OPPORTUNITY NORTH EAST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC520110 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-11-11

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

42 officers (16 active, 42 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2026-03-05
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officers · AP01
2026-03-05
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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accounts · AA
2025-12-02
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AITKEN, Reuben Aubrey Kit appointed
director
2025-12-02
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EDWARDS, Peter appointed
director
2025-11-14
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officers · TM01
2025-11-07
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officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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BOYNE, George Alexander, Professor resigned
director
2025-08-04
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officers · TM01
2025-07-24
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officers · AP01
2025-07-07
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OWEN, Gillian Louise resigned
director
2025-05-13
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GOW, Stephen John appointed
director
2025-05-13
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BRUCE, Claire Marie Lynn resigned
director
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2024-11-22
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officers · CH01
2024-10-31
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officers · AP01
2024-10-31
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officers · AP01
2024-08-13
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address · AD01
2024-07-30
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GORDON, Graeme appointed
director
2024-07-30
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MOORE, Sarah Robyn appointed
director
2023-12-20
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accounts · AA
2023-08-07
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officers · AP01
2023-08-07
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officers · AP01
2023-08-01
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OWEN, Gillian Louise appointed
director
2023-06-19
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officers · TM01
2023-06-19
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officers · TM01
2023-06-06
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ALLARD, Christian Guy, Councillor appointed
director
2023-06-06
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FINDLATER, Mark Alexander, Councillor resigned
director
2023-05-24
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NICOLL, Alexander Robert resigned
director
2022-11-18
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accounts · AA
2022-08-11
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officers · TM01
2022-08-11
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officers · TM01
2022-08-11
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officers · TM01
2022-06-15
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STIRLING, Elizabeth Anne appointed
director
2022-06-15
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FINDLATER, Mark Alexander, Councillor appointed
director
2022-06-15
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NICOLL, Alexander Robert appointed
director
2022-06-14
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HOUGHTON, Ryan James resigned
director
2022-04-22
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ARGYLE, Peter John resigned
director
2022-04-22
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KILLE, Andrew Peter resigned
director
2022-02-15
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O'NEIL, Deborah Antoinette, Dr appointed
director
2021-11-30
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SANGUINETTI, Hector Robert appointed
director
2021-11-30
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LOGAN, Stephen Douglas, Professor resigned
director
2021-11-30
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MACHRAY, Patrick John resigned
director
2021-07-16
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HANDFORTH, Michelle resigned
director
2021-06-08
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HOUGHTON, Ryan James appointed
director
2021-05-13
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LUMSDEN, Douglas Aaron, Councillor resigned
director
2021-04-13
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GARLICK, Trevor William resigned
director
2020-12-21
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ABERDEIN, Geoff resigned
director
2020-12-01
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KILLE, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2020-11-18
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GIFFORD, James Norman resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOYNE, George Alexander, Professor resigned 2025-10-31; BRUCE, Claire Marie Lynn resigned 2025-05-13; OWEN, Gillian Louise resigned 2025-07-07

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2015-11-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Queens Gardens

Aberdeen

AB15 4YD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10