ORAAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC251461 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-19
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 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

2 live charges · oldest 19.7y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.7 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 (56/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 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
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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  3. 2024-01-04
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  4. 2023-03-23
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  5. 2021-09-10
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  6. 2021-03-10
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  7. 2019-11-26
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  8. 2018-11-06
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  9. 2018-04-03
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  10. 2017-08-11
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2017-08-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2017-06-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-06-29
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  14. 2017-06-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-06-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-10-01
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    O'MARA, Stephen Joseph resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  20. 2006-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 2005-08-12
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    O'MARA, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  22. 2003-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ORAAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  23. 2003-06-19
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    O'MARA, John Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2003-06-19
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    O'MARA, Stephen Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    O'MARA, Stephen Joseph appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-06-19
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-06-19
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-06-19
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-06-19
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Joseph O'Mara
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr John Edward O'Mara
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Jacqueline O'Mara
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

39 Dryburgh Road
Wishaw
ML2 7JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

O'MARA, Jacqueline→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-08-12
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Active
O'MARA, John Edward→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-06-19
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Active
O'MARA, Stephen Joseph→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-06-19
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Active
O'MARA, Stephen Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property18/10/2006—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property30/08/200611/08/2017
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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-06