I70 ORWELL LIMITED
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SC848567 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-14
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
21
filings
- • 10 persons-with-significant-control
- • 6 officers
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hampden & Co PLC
- 2026-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hampden & Co PLC, 20/21 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR
- 2025-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-03➕STEVENSON, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-12-03➕STEVENSON, Timothy Stewart appointeddirector
- 2025-12-03➕WOOD, Andrew Constable Murray appointeddirector
- 2025-12-03➖ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-12-03➖GARDNER, Ross Scott resigneddirector
- 2025-11-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs I70 ORWELL LIMITED
- 2025-05-14➕STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-05-14➕ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles appointeddirector
- 2025-05-14➕GARDNER, Ross Scott appointeddirector
- 2025-05-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigned 2025-12-03; GARDNER, Ross Scott resigned 2025-12-03
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-11-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Meglab Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Sllp 453 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Uniform Kilo Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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I70 ORWELL LIMITED
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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Meglab Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2026 |
Sllp 453 Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2026 |
Uniform Kilo Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2026 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Andrew Stevensonceased 07/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Timothy Stewart Stevensonceased 07/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Constable Murray Woodceased 07/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Stronachs Nominees Limitedceased 03/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-05-14
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STEVENSON, Paul Andrew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-12-03
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STEVENSON, Timothy Stewart→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-12-03
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WOOD, Andrew Constable Murray→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-12-03
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ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-05-14 · resigned 2025-12-03
GARDNER, Ross Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-05-14 · resigned 2025-12-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hampden & Co Hampden & Co PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 12/02/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Hampden & Co , 20/21 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR Hampden & Co PLC, 20/21 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/02/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-08