OVALSEC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01379423 · ltd · incorporated 1978-07-19

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

74 officers (10 active, 74 linked, 72 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

326 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (141 events)Click to expand

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BERG, Raymond Jeremy resigned
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2022-08-15
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JONES, Emily Selena resigned
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2022-04-26
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SAUL, Andrew John resigned
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2022-03-24
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WILSON, Stephen Charles resigned
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2020-02-21
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MATTHEWS, Amy Therese resigned
director
2017-06-28
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MATTHEWS, Amy Therese appointed
director
2017-06-27
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JONES, Emily Selena appointed
director
2015-01-14
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BESWICK, Simon Andrew resigned
director
2014-03-03
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BIRT, Timothy David resigned
director
2014-03-03
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SAUL, Andrew John appointed
director
2013-05-15
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RILEY, Francis William resigned
director
2012-01-20
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LASRADO, Alice appointed
director
2011-12-14
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CAVENDISH, Jeremy Peter resigned
director
2011-12-14
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GRANTHAM, Victoria Anne resigned
director
2009-12-09
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KING, Christopher David appointed
director
2009-12-09
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BOTT, Adrian John Alan resigned
director
2009-12-09
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BOWYER, Russell Lyndon resigned
director
2009-12-09
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BRAITHWAITE, Andrew Lawrence resigned
director
2009-12-09
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COOPER, Paul Anthony resigned
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2009-12-09
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GARDNER, Paul Andrew resigned
director
2009-12-09
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GOWANS, Andrew John resigned
director
2009-12-09
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JOHN, Alan Richard resigned
director
2009-12-09
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JONES, Hugh Richard resigned
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2009-12-09
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LIFELY, Adrian Michael resigned
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2009-12-09
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LIVINGSTONE, Alisdair Quentin resigned
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2009-12-09
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MASSY-COLLIER, James Patrick resigned
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2009-12-09
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MULLOCK, James Justin resigned
director
2009-12-09
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RENDELL, Simon resigned
director
2009-12-09
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SAUL, Andrew John resigned
director
2009-12-09
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TOWNSEND, Roma Louise resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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.)

Group structure

Osborne Clarke Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Osborne Clarke Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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OVALSEC LIMITED

This company · 01379423

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Osborne Clarke Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1978-07-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

5th Floor Halo

Counterslip

Bristol

BS1 6AJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-11

Last: 2026-05-28