ORMEAU HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
NI715656 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ORMEAU HOLDINGS LIMITED
  4. 2024-05-10
    ➕
    DARNLEY, Robert Arthur appointed
    director
  5. 2024-05-10
    ➕
    DARNLEY, Shayne Rhona Leonora appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shayne Rhona Leonora Darnley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2024

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
Incorporated2024-05-10
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

60 Craigarusky Road
Killinchy
Newtownards
BT23 6QL
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DARNLEY, Robert Arthur→
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-05-10
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Active
DARNLEY, Shayne Rhona Leonora→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-05-10
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-10