OAKRIDGE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC166124 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 29.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Gross profit | — | £288.4k |
| Profit before tax | — | £215.5k |
| Average employees | 2100 | 1800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-20🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2024-11-20🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-01-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-01-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-01-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2019-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-01-14➕PATEL, Dipak appointeddirector
- 2019-01-14➕PATEL, Rajan appointeddirector
- 2019-01-14➖MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-14➖MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby resigneddirector
- 2019-01-14➖MURDOCH, Maureen Patricia resigneddirector
- 2019-01-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2018-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2003-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-09-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-09-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-03-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-10-25➕MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby appointedsecretary
- 1996-10-25➕MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby appointeddirector
- 1996-10-25➕MURDOCH, Maureen Patricia appointeddirector
- 1996-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs OAKRIDGE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
- 1996-06-07➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-06-07➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-06-07➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1996-06-07➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ridge Care Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ridge Care Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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OAKRIDGE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC166124
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 |
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Ridge Care Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/01/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Maureen Patricia Murdochceased 14/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Hugh Ormsby Murdochceased 14/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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| LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE (INVERNESS) LIMITED→ SC253251 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| MORVEN INVERNESS LIMITED→ SC447005 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| NESSIE'S NURSERY LTD→ SC666796 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| PHYSIO INVERNESS LIMITED→ SC454559 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| PHYSIONESS REHAB LTD→ SC638787 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| RHINDSDALE HOUSE LIMITED→ SC433984 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| SALTAIRE MEDIC LIMITED→ SC728886 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SATURNÉ MEDICAL AESTHETICS LIMITED→ SC880009 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MODANS CARE HOME LIMITED→ SC086885 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
73 Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
PATEL, Dipak→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Rajan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2019-01-14
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-07 · resigned 1996-06-07
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-06-07 · resigned 1996-06-07
MURDOCH, Hugh Ormsby→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2019-01-14
MURDOCH, Maureen Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2019-01-14
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/01/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/01/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/09/2003 | 27/11/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/09/2003 | 27/11/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/03/1997 | 08/10/2003 |
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Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-03