OPITO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC152175 · ltd · incorporated 1994-07-27

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

100 officers (6 active, 100 linked, 96 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

328 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (217 events)Click to expand

2026-04-06
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RAFFERTY, Patrick Joseph appointed
director
2025-09-01
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2025-05-12
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GORDON, Graeme Ronald resigned
director
2025-05-12
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officers · TM01
2024-08-07
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2024-07-22
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2024-07-18
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WHITEHOUSE, David Benjamin appointed
director
2024-07-11
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2024-07-10
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GORDON, Graeme Ronald appointed
director
2024-07-03
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2024-06-28
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BALLARD, Gordon George Reid appointed
director
2024-06-28
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JONES, Stephen Marcos appointed
director
2024-06-28
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DEY, Kenneth David resigned
director
2024-06-28
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FRASER, Victor Timothy Richard John resigned
director
2024-06-28
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GORDON, Graeme Ronald resigned
director
2024-06-28
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GORDON, Thomas Neil resigned
director
2024-06-28
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HEIDENREICH, Katherine Mary resigned
director
2024-06-28
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HORGAN, Michael Joseph resigned
director
2024-06-28
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ELGIE, Graham Peter resigned
director
2024-04-12
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HEIDENREICH, Katherine Mary appointed
director
2024-04-12
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2023-11-07
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JONES, Stephen Marcos resigned
director
2023-11-07
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2023-07-06
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2023-03-16
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2023-03-13
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MCGINIGAL, Scott resigned
director
2023-01-09
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2022-06-01
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COHEN, Colette resigned
director
2022-05-31
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LIMOND, Barrie Kenneth resigned
director
2021-06-28
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DEMPSTER, Andrew William resigned
director
2021-06-28
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LIMOND, Barrie Kenneth appointed
director
2020-11-23
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GORDON, Graeme Ronald appointed
director
2020-11-23
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GRAVES, Richard Ian resigned
director
2020-08-17
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ABRAHAM, Matthew Arthur Leeming resigned
director
2020-08-17
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ELGIE, Graham Peter appointed
director
2019-05-17
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DEMPSTER, Andrew William appointed
director
2019-04-17
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COHEN, Colette appointed
director
2019-04-15
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FRASER, Victor Timothy Richard John appointed
director
2018-10-30
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NORTON, Stephen John resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

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.
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

Offshore Training Foundation holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Offshore Training Foundation

Corporate parent · board control

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OPITO LIMITED

This company · SC152175

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Offshore Training Foundation Corporate entity	—	25–50%	board control25-50% voting · board control · firm interest	01/07/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1994-07-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Minerva House

Bruntland Road, Portlethen

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

AB12 4QL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-01

Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (6 active · 116 resigned)

THOW, Darren→

secretary · appointed 2017-06-07

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Active

BALLARD, Gordon George Reid→

director · ~67y · appointed 2024-06-28

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Active

HOLMAN, Gary→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-07

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Active

JONES, Stephen Marcos→

director · ~45y · appointed 2024-06-28

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Active

RAFFERTY, Patrick Joseph→

director · ~69y · appointed 2026-04-05

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Active

WHITEHOUSE, David Benjamin→

director · ~59y · appointed 2024-07-18

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Active

RITCHIE, Jacqueline Pamela→

secretary · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2017-06-07

Resigned

JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1994-07-27 · resigned 1994-12-31

Resigned

THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 1997-01-01

Resigned

ABRAHAM, Matthew Arthur Leeming→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-04-17 · resigned 2020-08-17

Resigned

ADAM, Fraser→

director · ~76y · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2003-02-24

Resigned

ALLEN, Christopher Simon→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2009-04-30

Resigned

ANGUS, Rae→

director · ~79y · appointed 1998-11-26 · resigned 2002-06-17

Resigned

ARMSTRONG, Andrew Patterson→

director · ~97y · appointed 1994-07-27 · resigned 1994-11-25

Resigned

ASTELL, Michael Peter→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-24 · resigned 2013-11-14

Resigned

BACKUS, Jeffrey Michael→

director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-11 · resigned 2018-06-01

Resigned

BAIN, Lawrence→

director · ~77y · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-12-31

Resigned

BALLARD, Gordon George Reid→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2010-03-25

Resigned

BEACHAM, John, Dr→

director · ~86y · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2011-06-23

Resigned

BECKETT, Stephen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-06-23 · resigned 2016-11-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (328 total)

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2025-07-21

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2025-05-12

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2024-08-07

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2024-07-22

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2024-07-22

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