EXTRAORDINARY MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC214448 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-04
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 24.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 58). 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.3 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-08-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-02-04
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    GROENEWALD, Ivan Eric appointed
    director
  19. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-09-10
    ➖
    SF SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-10-31
    ➖
    WADDELL-TILLBROOK, Andrew Forbes Glen resigned
    director
  22. 2002-10-14
    ➖
    LINTS, Simon Philip resigned
    director
  23. 2002-01-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2001-03-23
    ➕
    LINTS, Simon Philip appointed
    director
  25. 2001-01-22
    ➕
    OGILVIE, Andrew James appointed
    director
  26. 2001-01-22
    ➕
    WADDELL-TILLBROOK, Andrew Forbes Glen appointed
    director
  27. 2001-01-22
    ➖
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-01-22
    ➖
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXTRAORDINARY MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED
  30. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    SF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew James Ogilvie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities

Registered office

Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROENEWALD, Ivan Eric→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-02-04
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Active
OGILVIE, Andrew James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-01-22
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Active
SF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2012-09-10
Resigned
LINTS, Simon Philip→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-03-23 · resigned 2002-10-14
Resigned
WADDELL-TILLBROOK, Andrew Forbes Glen→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-01-22 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2001-01-22
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2001-01-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/01/2002—
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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05