ORAN BOYD LTD

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SC763243 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.5y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
    BOYD, Jannette resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-02-20
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-10-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Camel Fish Limited
  6. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ORAN BOYD LTD
  8. 2023-03-22
    BOYD, Oran Joseph appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-22
    BOYD, Jannette appointed
    secretary
  10. 2023-03-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOYD" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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: 2026-04-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oran Joseph Boyd
Individual · British · DOB 10/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

9 Bayherivagh
Isle Of Barra
HS9 5YQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOYD, Oran Joseph
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-03-22
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Active
BOYD, Jannette
secretary · appointed 2023-03-22 · resigned 2026-02-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Camel Fish
Camel Fish Limited
A registered charge1 property13/10/2025
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Recent filings (7 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-22