OGILVIE CABS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC276846 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-02

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 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-02
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W.A. ACCOUNTANCY resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-06-02
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TAVAKOLI, Guita resigned
director
2020-06-02
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TAVAKOLIZANIANI, Mostafa resigned
director
2020-03-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-02
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HUSSAIN, Farhana appointed
director
2020-03-02
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HUSSAIN, Ghulam appointed
director
2019-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2006-05-09
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TAVAKOLI, Guita appointed
director
2005-11-30
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RIDDELL, Allan Black Young resigned
director
2005-11-30
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STUART, Norman Douglas resigned
director
2005-08-22
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TAVAKOLIZANIANI, Mostafa appointed
director
2004-12-02
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Company incorporated
As OGILVIE CABS LIMITED
2004-12-02
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-12-02
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-12-02
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W.A. ACCOUNTANCY appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-12-02
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RIDDELL, Allan Black Young appointed
director
2004-12-02
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STUART, Norman Douglas appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ghulam Hussain Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	02/06/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mostafa Tavakolizanianiceased 02/06/2020· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-12-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

24e Niddrie Mill Crescent

Edinburgh

EH15 3EU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-16

Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Farhana→

director · ~51y · appointed 2020-03-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUSSAIN, Ghulam→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-03-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2004-12-02

Resigned

W.A. ACCOUNTANCY→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2020-06-02

Resigned

RIDDELL, Allan Black Young→

director · ~78y · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2005-11-30

Resigned

STUART, Norman Douglas→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2005-11-30

Resigned

TAVAKOLI, Guita→

director · ~54y · appointed 2006-05-09 · resigned 2020-06-02

Resigned

TAVAKOLIZANIANI, Mostafa→

director · ~70y · appointed 2005-08-22 · resigned 2020-06-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-21

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2020-12-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-12-21