OMNITOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC291468 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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

1 live charge · oldest 17.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.1 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 (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
76 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees29002900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2022-11-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-02-17
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  7. 2022-02-04
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  8. 2022-02-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2011-12-21
    ➕
    MCKELL, Kenneth appointed
    director
  17. 2011-12-21
    ➕
    MCKELL, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2009-03-30
    ➕
    MCKELL, John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-03-30
    ➖
    MCKELL, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-03-09
    ➖
    BROWN, John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-03-09
    ➖
    BROWN, John resigned
    director
  22. 2009-03-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  23. 2009-02-10
    ➕
    BROWN, John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-10-29
    ➖
    BROWN, John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-10-29
    ➕
    MCKELL, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As OMNITOOL LIMITED
  27. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    MCKELL, John appointed
    director
  28. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    BROWN, John appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-10-10
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    BROWN, John appointed
    director
  32. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2005-10-10
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Omt Uk (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Omt Uk (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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OMNITOOL LIMITED
This company · SC291468

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Omt Uk (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Mckellceased 25/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated2005-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Unit 9 7 Kyle Road
Irvine Industrial Estate
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 8JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MCKELL, John→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKELL, John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKELL, Kenneth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-12-21
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Active
MCKELL, Mark→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, John→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2009-03-09
Resigned
BROWN, John→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2008-10-29
Resigned
MCKELL, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-29 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2005-10-10
Resigned
BROWN, John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2009-03-09
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2005-10-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property09/03/2009—
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-02-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-02-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30