OGILVIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC069644 · ltd · incorporated 1979-10-17

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41202Construction of domestic buildings

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 40.4y

45/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 40.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

32 officers (8 active, 32 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

188 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,251,000

Turned profitable

Returned to profit this year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Profit before tax	£1.25M	£-6.50M
Average employees	146	17200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
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officers · AP01
2022-07-28
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officers · AP01
2022-07-28
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officers · AP01
2022-07-26
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ARUNDEL, David Michael, Mr. appointed
director
2022-07-26
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EDMEAD, Grier Alexander, Mr. appointed
director
2022-07-26
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MASON, David Alexander, Mr. appointed
director
2022-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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mortgage · MR04
2022-01-18
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Charge satisfied #7
2021-06-21
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DAY, Andrew Barrie resigned
director
2021-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
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officers · CH01
2021-03-30
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officers · AP01
2021-03-18
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officers · TM01
2021-02-15
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POOLE, Martin Alexander Henderson appointed
director
2020-12-31
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LOOSE, Iain Gordon resigned
director
2020-06-30
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GRAY, Robert Stirton resigned
director
2020-06-30
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officers · TM01
2020-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
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officers · AP01
2020-01-13
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DAY, Andrew Barrie appointed
director
2019-12-23
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mortgage · MR01
2019-12-20
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2018-08-16
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JENKINS, Richard Buchanan resigned
director
2017-08-03
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JENKINS, Richard Buchanan appointed
director
2017-08-03
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MACKIE, George Gilchrist resigned
director
2015-09-01
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LOOSE, Iain Gordon appointed
director
2014-09-03
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MACKIE, George Gilchrist appointed
director
2014-09-03
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MCEWAN, James Philip resigned
director
2013-12-04
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QUEEN, Peter Andrew resigned
director
2013-08-01
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GRAY, Robert Stirton appointed
director
2013-01-08
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TAGGART, Ian resigned
director
2012-03-30
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BAIN, John Adams resigned
director
2012-03-01
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QUEEN, Peter Andrew appointed
director
2011-11-11
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Charge satisfied #6
2011-11-09
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-01-31
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BOWMAN, Susan resigned
director
2007-10-26
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DONNET, James Melville resigned
director
2006-04-10
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MCCANN, Maurice resigned
director
2006-01-09
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TAGGART, Ian appointed
director
2005-07-31
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TIMMONS, Colin resigned
director
2004-03-01
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TIMMONS, Colin appointed
director
2001-08-24
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JOHNSTONE, James Christopher resigned
director
2001-07-01
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BOWMAN, Susan appointed
director
2001-01-11
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Charge satisfied #5

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Owner dependency

80/100

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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OGILVIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr. Duncan Henderson Ogilvie Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-10-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Ogilvie House

200 Glasgow Road

Stirling

FK7 8ES

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-22

Last: 2025-06-08