OVERSEAS ASSISTANCE SOLUTIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC282082 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-16
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-28
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  8. 2022-06-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-06-20
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2022-06-20
    ➖
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-04-14
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2020-04-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-04-13
    ➕
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2020-04-13
    ➖
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2015-03-17
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    PETTIGREW, Sarah Louise resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-03-17
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-04-13
    ➕
    GALZOT, Pierre Andre appointed
    director
  25. 2005-04-13
    ➕
    PETTIGREW, Sarah Louise appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-04-13
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-04-13
    ➖
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2005-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As OVERSEAS ASSISTANCE SOLUTIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  29. 2005-03-23
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-03-23
    ➕
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Pierre Andre Galzot
Individual · French · DOB 01/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/03/2017

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
Incorporated2005-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Brodies House
31 - 33 Union Grove
Aberdeen
AB10 6SD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALZOT, Pierre Andre→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETTIGREW, Sarah Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-13 · resigned 2015-03-17
Resigned
DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-04-13 · resigned 2022-06-20
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-23 · resigned 2005-04-13
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-03-17 · resigned 2020-04-13
Resigned
LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-23 · resigned 2005-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-28
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-06-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09