OPTIMUM UNDERFLOOR HEATING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC312531 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-01
    SUTHERLAND, Eilidh Ann resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-04-01
    SUTHERLAND, Eilidh Ann resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-07-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-07-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2024-11-11
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2024-11-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-11-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2024-11-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-11-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2024-11-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2024-10-21
    WITEK, Marcin appointed
    director
  16. 2024-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2006-11-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OPTIMUM UNDERFLOOR HEATING LIMITED
  23. 2006-11-27
    HAIGH, Rory David appointed
    director
  24. 2006-11-27
    SUTHERLAND, Eilidh Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-11-27
    SUTHERLAND, Eilidh Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SUTHERLAND, Eilidh Ann resigned 2026-04-01; SUTHERLAND, Eilidh Ann resigned 2026-04-01

Group structure

Optimum Underfloor Heating Eot Trustee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Optimum Underfloor Heating Eot Trustee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
OPTIMUM UNDERFLOOR HEATING LIMITED
This company · SC312531

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
Optimum Underfloor Heating Eot Trustee Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Rory David Haighceased 20/12/2024· 50-75% shares
  • Ms Eilidh Ann Sutherlandceased 20/12/2024· 25-50% shares

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Unit 2 23 Lotland Street
Inverness
IV1 1ST
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HAIGH, Rory David
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-11-27
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Active
WITEK, Marcin
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-10-21
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Active
SUTHERLAND, Eilidh Ann
secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
SUTHERLAND, Eilidh Ann
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-30