OGV XL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC551466 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-30
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£102
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £102

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£102
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£41£61£82£102Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£102£102
Debtors£102£102
Net assets£102£102

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 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-07-18
    MIRZA, Zuber Jamal Beg appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-10-25
    FERGUSSON, Michael Gordon resigned
    director
  10. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2018-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-04-20
    LOGAN, Bruce David Ewen resigned
    director
  19. 2018-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-03-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2018-03-15
    JONES, Terence John resigned
    director
  23. 2016-12-19
    FERGUSSON, Michael Gordon appointed
    director
  24. 2016-12-19
    JONES, Terence John appointed
    director
  25. 2016-12-19
    LOGAN, Bruce David Ewen appointed
    director
  26. 2016-11-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OGV XL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  27. 2016-11-30
    LAIRD, Colin appointed
    director
  28. 2016-11-30
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointed
    director
  29. 2016-11-30
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-13

Group structure

Xl Global Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Xl Global Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
OGV XL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · SC551466

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Xl Global Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares19/12/2016
Mr Colin Laird
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Bruce David Ewen Loganceased 11/07/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Terence John Jonesceased 15/03/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Xl House Woodburn Road
Blackburn
Aberdeen
AB21 0PS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-13OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAIRD, Colin
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-30
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Active
MIRZA, Zuber Jamal Beg
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-18
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Active
COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
FERGUSSON, Michael Gordon
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-12-19 · resigned 2021-10-25
Resigned
JONES, Terence John
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-12-19 · resigned 2018-03-15
Resigned
LOGAN, Bruce David Ewen
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-12-19 · resigned 2018-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29