OCHIL EYES LIMITED

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SC376726 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -89% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,060
Cash draining
Cash down 89% YoY
Cash YoY
-89%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 89% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 1486% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£17k£26k£34k£43kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£13.7k£17.0k
Current assets£36.0k£42.9k
Cash£1.5k£14.3k
Net assets£6.1k£382

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-08
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-18
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-03-09
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2017-03-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2017-02-28
    ➖
    DOCHERTY, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    director
  15. 2016-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-04
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2010-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As OCHIL EYES LIMITED
  19. 2010-04-13
    ➕
    DOCHERTY, William Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2010-04-13
    ➕
    DOCHERTY, Mary Elizabeth 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mr William Anthony Docherty
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

105 High Street
Tillicoultry
Clackmannanshire
FK13 6DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DOCHERTY, William Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-04-13
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Active
DOCHERTY, Mary Elizabeth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-04-13 · resigned 2017-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—07/03/2017—
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-23