OCEANUS TERRANUS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC268508 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-27
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 20.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2026-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Maria Fischer
- 2023-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mike Fischer
- 2004-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs OCEANUS TERRANUS LIMITED
- 2004-05-27➕HILDRED, Alexandra Mary Varley appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-27➕BOSTON, Nigel John Frederick appointeddirector
- 2004-05-27➕HILDRED, Alexandra Mary Varley appointeddirector
- 2004-05-27➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-05-27➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-05-27➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-05-27➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra Hildred Individual · Canadian · DOB 07/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2023 |
Mr Tiree John Kirk Boston Individual · British · DOB 10/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/01/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nigel John Frederick Bostonceased 15/01/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Pier Cottage
Airor
Knoydart
Inverness-Shire
PH41 4PL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HILDRED, Alexandra Mary Varley→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-05-27
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BOSTON, Nigel John Frederick→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-05-27
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HILDRED, Alexandra Mary Varley→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-05-27
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-27 · resigned 2004-05-27
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-27 · resigned 2004-05-27
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Maria Fischer | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Mike Fischer | Standard security | 1 property | 22/11/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15