ORKNEY FUDGE LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC198002 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10822
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-07-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06➕MCDILL, Jenna appointedsecretary
- 2025-11-06➕MCDILL, Ewan Edwin appointeddirector
- 2025-11-06➕MCDILL, Grace Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-11-06➕MCDILL, Jenna appointeddirector
- 2025-11-06➖MERRIMAN, Barbara Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-06➖MERRIMAN, Barbara Jayne resigneddirector
- 2025-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-05➖CRADOCK, Lindsey Allison resigneddirector
- 2025-11-05➖JONES, Barry resigneddirector
- 2025-11-05➖MERRIMAN, Anthony Arthur resigneddirector
- 2025-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1999-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ORKNEY FUDGE LTD.
- 1999-07-12➕MERRIMAN, Barbara Jayne appointedsecretary
- 1999-07-12➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-07-12➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-07-12➕CRADOCK, Lindsey Allison appointeddirector
- 1999-07-12➕JONES, Barry appointeddirector
- 1999-07-12➕MERRIMAN, Anthony Arthur appointeddirector
- 1999-07-12➕MERRIMAN, Barbara Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·5 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MERRIMAN, Barbara Jayne resigned 2025-11-06; CRADOCK, Lindsey Allison resigned 2025-11-05; JONES, Barry resigned 2025-11-05
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGO'S BAKERY LIMITED→ SC082881 · est 1983 | — | — | £550.3k | — | 43y | 83 | 66y |
| PIEROWALL FISH LIMITED→ SC350070 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 11 | 17y | 82 | 63y |
| RENDALL'S BAKERY LTD→ SC243027 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 36 | 23y | 82 | 66y |
| CRANTIT DAIRY→ SC141498 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | 79 | 80y |
| JOHN O'GROATS BREWERY LTD→ SC424589 · est 2012 | — | — | £79.0k | — | 14y | 79 | 66y |
| LRM TRADING LTD→ SC285556 · est 2005 | — | — | £228.3k | — | 21y | 79 | 59y |
| NORTH COAST DISTILLERS LIMITED→ SC652661 · est 2020 | — | — | £486.5k | — | 6y | 79 | 67y |
| HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC263315 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 6 | 22y | 77 | 65y |
| JOHNSTONS OF THURSO LTD→ SC619863 · est 2019 | — | — | — | — | 7y | 76 | 63y |
| SCOTSRUM LIMITED→ SC631788 · est 2019 | — | — | £4 | — | 7y | 76 | 65y |
| ANNIE'S BAKERY LIMITED→ SC439693 · est 2013 | — | — | £57.1k | — | 13y | 73 | 34y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10822 — SIC 10822
Registered office
Quildon
Back Road
Stromness
KW16 3DU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
Active
MCDILL, Ewan Edwin→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-11-06
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MCDILL, Grace Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-11-06
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MCDILL, Jenna→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MERRIMAN, Barbara Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-12 · resigned 2025-11-06
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-12 · resigned 1999-07-12
CRADOCK, Lindsey Allison→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-07-12 · resigned 2025-11-05
JONES, Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1999-07-12 · resigned 2025-11-05
MERRIMAN, Anthony Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1999-07-12 · resigned 2025-11-05
MERRIMAN, Barbara Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1999-07-12 · resigned 2025-11-06
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Recent filings (70 total)
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2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-28