OSSO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC247799 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-14

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 14.7 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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	4900	2500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
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officers · TM01
2025-07-25
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DICK, John Landis resigned
director
2024-07-26
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-07-19
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-21
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-20
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-07-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-20
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2023-07-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-06-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-06
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-04-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-12-20
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SCULLION, James appointed
director
2019-12-20
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SMITH, Richard James appointed
director
2019-12-20
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2019-12-20
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DICK, John Landis appointed
director
2019-12-20
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SHIACH, James resigned
director
2019-11-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-04-11
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
2016-04-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-04-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-04-06
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SLATER, Nicholas resigned
director
2016-04-05
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SHIACH, Karen resigned
secretary
2016-03-22
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-08-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-10-01
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SLATER, Nicholas appointed
director
2005-07-12
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SHIACH, James resigned
secretary
2005-07-12
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SHIACH, Karen appointed
secretary
2005-07-12
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ALDUS, David Robert resigned
director
2003-04-14
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Company incorporated
As OSSO LIMITED
2003-04-14
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SHIACH, James appointed
secretary
2003-04-14
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-14
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-14
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ALDUS, David Robert appointed
director
2003-04-14
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SHIACH, James appointed
director
2003-04-14
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-04-14
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Osso Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Osso Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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OSSO LIMITED

This company · SC247799

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
Osso Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/10/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Cul Holdings Limitedceased 20/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Sces Ltd.ceased 20/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Queens Road

Aberdeen

AB15 4ZT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-28

Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

SCULLION, James→

director · ~43y · appointed 2019-12-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Richard James→

director · ~67y · appointed 2019-12-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHIACH, James→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-14 · resigned 2005-07-12

Resigned

SHIACH, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2005-07-12 · resigned 2016-04-05

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-14 · resigned 2003-04-14

Resigned

LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-03-22 · resigned 2019-12-20

Resigned

ALDUS, David Robert→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-04-14 · resigned 2005-07-12

Resigned

DICK, John Landis→

director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2025-07-25

Resigned

SHIACH, James→

director · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-14 · resigned 2019-12-20

Resigned

SLATER, Nicholas→

director · ~42y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2016-04-06

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-14 · resigned 2003-04-14

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD	A registered charge	—	20/07/2023	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	06/06/2023	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)	A registered charge	—	11/04/2016	19/07/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	08/04/2016	19/11/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	30/08/2011	08/04/2016

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-23

mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number

mortgage · 466(Scot)

2024-07-26

mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number

mortgage · 466(Scot)

2024-07-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-25

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-12-21

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2023-12-21

mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number

mortgage · 466(Scot)

2023-10-20

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-07-24

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-07-19

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-10