ORISSOR TRUST LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC337786 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01610Support activities for crop production
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1000

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-11-24
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-11-24
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    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-11-24
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-11-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-11
    ➕
    CRICHTON, Guy appointed
    secretary
  12. 2023-08-11
    ➖
    DAWSON, William resigned
    secretary
  13. 2023-08-11
    ➕
    CRICHTON, Guy Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2023-08-11
    ➖
    CRICHTON, Guy Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2023-08-11
    ➖
    DAWSON, William resigned
    director
  16. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-07-21
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    HOWRIE, Stephen John resigned
    director
  23. 2008-03-21
    ➕
    HOWRIE, Stephen John appointed
    director
  24. 2008-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ORISSOR TRUST LTD.
  25. 2008-02-13
    ➕
    DAWSON, Deborah Cg appointed
    director
  26. 2008-02-13
    ➕
    DAWSON, William appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-02-13
    ➕
    DAWSON, William 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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 18 years.
  • 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
Ms Deborah Cg Dawson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Orissor House
Craigmore Road
Rothesay
Isle Of Bute
PA20 9LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CRICHTON, Guy→
secretary · appointed 2023-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWSON, Deborah Cg→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-02-13
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Active
DAWSON, William→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2023-08-11
Resigned
CRICHTON, Guy Robert→
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-08-11 · resigned 2023-08-11
Resigned
DAWSON, William→
director · ~91y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2023-08-11
Resigned
HOWRIE, Stephen John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-03-21 · resigned 2008-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02