X - OVO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC302870 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-24
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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.

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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-05-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-09-21
    ➖
    LOEDEL-SOCA, Eduardo resigned
    director
  17. 2007-11-23
    ➕
    THOMSON COOPER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-11-23
    ➖
    DOMINY, Keith resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-07-03
    ➕
    CURRIE, Richard John William, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2006-10-31
    ➕
    DOMINY, Keith appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-10-31
    ➖
    LOEDEL-SOCA, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-05-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As X - OVO LIMITED
  23. 2006-05-24
    ➕
    LOEDEL-SOCA, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-05-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-05-24
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-05-24
    ➕
    LOEDEL-SOCA, Eduardo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Richard John William Currie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated2006-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

3 Castle Court
Carnegie Campus
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 8PD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

THOMSON COOPER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURRIE, Richard John William, Dr→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOMINY, Keith→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2007-11-23
Resigned
LOEDEL-SOCA, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-24 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-24 · resigned 2006-05-24
Resigned
LOEDEL-SOCA, Eduardo→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-05-24 · resigned 2010-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03