OXFORD EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC123192 · ltd · incorporated 1990-02-22
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 9 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01➕MORTIMER, Jonathan Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01➖FOOTE, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-12-11➕HOPPING, Francis Vivian appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-11➕HARDIE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-12-11➖HARDIE, Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2018-12-11➕FOOTE, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2018-12-11➖MUIR, David Stanley resigneddirector
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-22➖GANESH, Narindra resignedsecretary
- 2013-02-22➕HARDIE, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2010-07-15➖DEVAKUMAR, Shyamala resignedsecretary
- 2010-07-15➕GANESH, Narindra appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-28➕DEVAKUMAR, Shyamala appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-28➖FOOTE, Robert James resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-13➖DASILVA, Ray resigneddirector
- 2004-12-30➕MUIR, David Stanley appointeddirector
- 2004-09-30➕FOOTE, Robert James appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-30➖MOREY, Ian Malcolm resignedsecretary
- 2002-07-19➕KOOLEN, Barry Anthony appointeddirector
- 2001-01-04➖BROWN, Steven resigneddirector
- 2001-01-04➕DASILVA, Ray appointeddirector
- 2000-05-02➖DAVIDSON, Ronald Ferguson resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-02➕MOREY, Ian Malcolm appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-31➖SHANKS, Moore Irvine resigneddirector
- 1995-09-15➕BROWN, Steven appointeddirector
- 1994-01-19➖PLANNER, Stephen William resigneddirector
- 1991-04-01➕DAVIDSON, Ronald Ferguson appointedsecretary
- 1990-12-31➖LINDLEY, Geoffrey resignedsecretary
- 1990-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs OXFORD EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED
- 1990-02-22➕LINDLEY, Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 1990-02-22➕PLANNER, Stephen William appointeddirector
- 1990-02-22➕SHANKS, Moore Irvine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Sally Anne Barrington Thompson Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOCHABERS INVESTMENT TRADING (SCOTLAND) PARTNERSHIP SP→ SG000659 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FOIRM LLP→ SO308301 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FOREPOINT TRADE L.P.→ SL018015 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| FORMATION SUPPORT LP→ SL019401 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| FORMIMPEX L.P.→ SL026029 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| FORUM FOR THE SCOTTISH BARONAGE→ SC703925 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS SCOTLAND LP→ SL017758 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS SCOTLAND LP (GP) LLP→ SO304974 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS SCOTLAND LP II (GP) LLP→ SO306530 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FOXGLOVE DEVELOPMENT LP→ SL031903 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FOXHAM INVEST LP→ SL014314 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| FOXREM INVEST LP→ SL014336 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Cullen Square,Deans Road
Deans Industrial Estate
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 8SJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)
HOPPING, Francis Vivian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-12-11
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HARDIE, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-11
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KOOLEN, Barry Anthony→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-07-19
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MORTIMER, Jonathan Charles→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-12-01
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DAVIDSON, Ronald Ferguson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-04-01 · resigned 2000-05-02
DEVAKUMAR, Shyamala→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2010-07-15
FOOTE, Robert James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2007-02-28
GANESH, Narindra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-07-15 · resigned 2013-02-22
HARDIE, Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-02-22 · resigned 2018-12-11
LINDLEY, Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-02-22 · resigned 1990-12-31
MOREY, Ian Malcolm→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2004-09-30
BROWN, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 2001-01-04
DASILVA, Ray→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2005-02-13
FOOTE, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-12-11 · resigned 2023-12-01
MUIR, David Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2004-12-30 · resigned 2018-12-11
PLANNER, Stephen William→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1990-02-22 · resigned 1994-01-19
SHANKS, Moore Irvine→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1990-02-22 · resigned 1997-12-31
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Recent filings (120 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24