ORKNEY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION LTD.

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SC218319 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-04-23

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£9.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (7 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,914

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£7k

Net Worth

£10k

Current Assets

£10k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31
Total assets	£9.9k
Current assets	£10.4k
Cash	£7.5k
Debtors	£2.9k
Net assets	£9.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-10-23
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2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
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accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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officers · TM01
2022-02-18
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ROUSE, George Alexander resigned
director
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
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officers · AP01
2021-05-01
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METCALF, Steven appointed
director
2020-11-05
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accounts · AA
2020-05-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-19
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-05
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accounts · AA
2015-06-12
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annual-return · AR01
2013-10-29
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GAUDIE, Duncan Sabiston resigned
director
2012-10-26
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CURSITER, Michael David Robert resigned
director
2012-10-26
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MCCULLOCH, Iain resigned
director
2009-10-22
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DAVIDSON, Colin John resigned
director
2009-10-22
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DEARNESS, John Oliver resigned
director
2009-10-22
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GAUDIE, Duncan Sabiston appointed
director
2008-11-27
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BROWN, George Carter appointed
director
2008-11-27
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SCARTH, David Barnett appointed
director
2007-10-18
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HARCUS, William Robert appointed
director
2007-10-18
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MUIR, George Carter Brown resigned
director
2005-10-06
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HARCUS, Phyllis Margrita appointed
director
2005-10-06
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BUDGE, Arthur resigned
director
2005-10-06
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DAVIDSON, Colin John appointed
director
2005-10-06
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DEARNESS, John Oliver appointed
director
2005-10-06
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HOURIE, John David resigned
director
2005-10-06
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STOUT, John Ingram resigned
director
2002-08-29
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BUDGE, Arthur appointed
director
2002-08-29
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STOUT, John Ingram appointed
director
2001-04-23
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Company incorporated
As ORKNEY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION LTD.
2001-04-23
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JOHNSTON, Karen appointed
secretary
2001-04-23
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FOUBISTER, Alistair Wood appointed
director
2001-04-23
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CURSITER, Michael David Robert appointed
director
2001-04-23
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HOURIE, John David appointed
director
2001-04-23
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MCCULLOCH, Iain appointed
director
2001-04-23
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MUIR, George Carter Brown appointed
director
2001-04-23
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ROUSE, George Alexander appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2001-04-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Orkney Auction Mart

Kirkwall

Orkney Isles

KW15 1FL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-07

Last: 2025-04-23