ORKNEY BUSINESS RING - LABOUR AGENCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC306037 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-28

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

—

year to Nov 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 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	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Average employees	7	800

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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accounts · AA
2025-07-29
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accounts · AA
2024-07-05
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accounts · AA
2024-04-10
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officers · AP03
2024-04-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-01
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CRICHTON, Robin William appointed
secretary
2023-12-01
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KERR, Ellis Gladys resigned
secretary
2023-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-02
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KERR, Ellis Gladys appointed
secretary
2022-03-02
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MOAR, Susan Ann resigned
secretary
2021-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
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officers · TM01
2021-05-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-15
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MEASON, Simon James appointed
director
2021-03-15
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COGHILL, Lee resigned
director
2020-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-04-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-03-05
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COGHILL, Lee appointed
director
2018-03-05
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HARVEY, Kevan William resigned
director
2016-10-01
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MOAR, Susan Ann appointed
secretary
2016-09-30
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STANGER, Robert resigned
secretary
2016-05-05
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ORKNEY BUSINESS RING LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2015-08-01
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BROWN, Laura resigned
secretary
2015-08-01
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STANGER, Robert appointed
secretary
2015-04-30
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HARVEY, Kevan William appointed
director
2015-04-30
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HAY, Martin resigned
director
2013-02-18
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BROWN, Laura appointed
secretary
2013-02-18
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FIRTH, Erik Traill Duthie resigned
secretary
2011-02-24
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HAY, Martin appointed
director
2006-07-28
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Company incorporated
As ORKNEY BUSINESS RING - LABOUR AGENCY LIMITED
2006-07-28
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FIRTH, Erik Traill Duthie appointed
secretary
2006-07-28
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ORKNEY BUSINESS RING LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Orkney Business Ring Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Orkney Business Ring Ltd

Corporate parent

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ORKNEY BUSINESS RING - LABOUR AGENCY LIMITED

This company · SC306037

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Orkney Business Ring Ltd Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/01/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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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

Incorporated2006-07-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Unit 1 Orkney Auction Mart

Grainshore Road

Kirkwall

Orkney

KW15 1FL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-19

Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

CRICHTON, Robin William→

secretary · appointed 2023-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MEASON, Simon James→

director · ~49y · appointed 2021-03-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Laura→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2015-08-01

Resigned

FIRTH, Erik Traill Duthie→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2013-02-18

Resigned

KERR, Ellis Gladys→

secretary · appointed 2022-03-02 · resigned 2023-12-01

Resigned

MOAR, Susan Ann→

secretary · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2022-03-02

Resigned

STANGER, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

COGHILL, Lee→

director · ~53y · appointed 2018-03-05 · resigned 2021-03-15

Resigned

HARVEY, Kevan William→

director · ~60y · appointed 2015-04-30 · resigned 2018-03-05

Resigned

HAY, Martin→

director · ~57y · appointed 2011-02-24 · resigned 2015-04-30

Resigned

ORKNEY BUSINESS RING LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2016-05-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-07-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-07-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-06

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-04-10

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-04-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-08-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-09

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-04-21

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-08-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-13