OZONE GLIDERS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC190898 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 27.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-18➖SENIOR, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-06-01➖WHITTALL, Robert resigneddirector
- 2000-03-31➖GOLDSMITH, Bruce John resigneddirector
- 1999-10-01➕PILKINGTON, David John appointeddirector
- 1999-10-01➕GOLDSMITH, Bruce John appointeddirector
- 1999-03-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1998-12-30➕WHITTALL, Robert appointeddirector
- 1998-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs OZONE GLIDERS LTD.
- 1998-11-06➕CAVANAGH, Michael John David appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-06➕CAVANAGH, Michael John David appointeddirector
- 1998-11-06➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1998-11-06➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-11-06➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1998-11-06➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
- 1998-11-06➕SENIOR, Stephen John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Dphold Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Dphold Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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OZONE GLIDERS LTD.
This company · SC190898
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael John David Cavanagh Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Christian Alain Dagault Individual · French · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Dphold Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300
Registered office
16 Barnes Green
Livingston
EH54 8PP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
CAVANAGH, Michael John David→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-11-06
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CAVANAGH, Michael John David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1998-11-06
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PILKINGTON, David John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1999-10-01
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REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-06 · resigned 1998-11-06
GOLDSMITH, Bruce John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2000-03-31
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1998-11-06 · resigned 1998-11-06
SENIOR, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1998-11-06 · resigned 2018-11-18
WHITTALL, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1998-12-30 · resigned 2006-06-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 03/03/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-02