OSPREY AH35 LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC382272 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (77/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees0-100

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
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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-29
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    SMITH, Jo Elizabeth appointed
    director
  4. 2023-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-06-27
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  6. 2023-06-19
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2023-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-06-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-06-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-06-08
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  12. 2023-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-06-01
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    SMITH, Danny resigned
    director
  15. 2023-06-01
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    SMITH, Maureen resigned
    director
  16. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-12-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-12-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-12-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2022-12-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  21. 2022-12-06
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  22. 2022-12-05
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  23. 2022-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2022-10-31
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    SMITH, Colin resigned
    director
  25. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2010-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As OSPREY AH35 LTD.
  27. 2010-07-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Jonathan appointed
    director
  28. 2010-07-20
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2010-07-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2010-07-20
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  31. 2010-07-20
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  32. 2010-07-20
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    SMITH, Colin appointed
    director
  33. 2010-07-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Danny appointed
    director
  34. 2010-07-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Maureen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 16 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
Mr Jonathan Smith
Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/10/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Maureen Smithceased 31/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Danny Smithceased 31/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

2 Gallowden Crescent
Arbroath
DD11 3HA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SMITH, Jo Elizabeth→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Jonathan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2010-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-20 · resigned 2010-07-20
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-07-20 · resigned 2010-07-20
Resigned
SMITH, Colin→
director · ~36y · appointed 2010-07-20 · resigned 2022-10-31
Resigned
SMITH, Danny→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-07-20 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
SMITH, Maureen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-07-20 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-06-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-08