LORN AND OBAN HEALTHY OPTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC383167 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-08-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (9 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-07-22
    CHEFNEUX, David Alan appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-22
    ORRELL, Hannah appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-02-25
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-01-19
    WADDINGTON, Robert David, Dr resigned
    director
  15. 2023-01-19
    YOUNG, Rosemary Lindsay resigned
    director
  16. 2023-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-09-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-09-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-08-01
    WILSON, Patricia appointed
    director
  24. 2022-05-10
    CLUNIE, Roy Miller resigned
    director
  25. 2022-05-10
    JESPERSEN, Pauline resigned
    director
  26. 2022-04-01
    THORPE, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2018-05-07
    WADDINGTON, Robert David, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2015-10-05
    KENNEDY, Margaret Veronica Malony appointed
    director
  31. 2014-05-19
    CLUNIE, Roy Miller appointed
    director
  32. 2013-10-01
    CLUNIE, Roy Miller resigned
    director
  33. 2013-06-01
    BARRON, Jacqualin appointed
    director
  34. 2013-01-31
    GRIEVE, John Crawford resigned
    director
  35. 2012-10-16
    MURRAY, Allyson May, Dr resigned
    director
  36. 2012-01-09
    GRIEVE, John Crawford appointed
    director
  37. 2011-12-12
    GROUT, Duncan James resigned
    director
  38. 2010-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As LORN AND OBAN HEALTHY OPTIONS LIMITED
  39. 2010-08-05
    R A CLEMENT ASSOCIATES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2010-08-05
    MCLEAN, Hugh appointed
    director
  41. 2010-08-05
    WILSON, Philip appointed
    director
  42. 2010-08-05
    CLUNIE, Roy Miller appointed
    director
  43. 2010-08-05
    GROUT, Duncan James appointed
    director
  44. 2010-08-05
    JESPERSEN, Pauline appointed
    director
  45. 2010-08-05
    MURRAY, Allyson May, Dr appointed
    director
  46. 2010-08-05
    YOUNG, Rosemary Lindsay appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

R A Clement Associates
5 Argyll Square
Oban
PA34 4AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (9 active · 8 resigned)

R A CLEMENT ASSOCIATES
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-08-05
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Active
BARRON, Jacqualin
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-06-01
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Active
CHEFNEUX, David Alan
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-07-22
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Active
KENNEDY, Margaret Veronica Malony
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-10-05
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Active
MCLEAN, Hugh
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-08-05
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Active
ORRELL, Hannah
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-07-22
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Active
THORPE, Peter
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
WILSON, Patricia
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-08-01
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Active
WILSON, Philip
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-08-05
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Active
CLUNIE, Roy Miller
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-05-19 · resigned 2022-05-10
Resigned
CLUNIE, Roy Miller
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-08-05 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
GRIEVE, John Crawford
director · ~83y · appointed 2012-01-09 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
GROUT, Duncan James
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-08-05 · resigned 2011-12-12
Resigned
JESPERSEN, Pauline
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-08-05 · resigned 2022-05-10
Resigned
MURRAY, Allyson May, Dr
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-08-05 · resigned 2012-10-16
Resigned
WADDINGTON, Robert David, Dr
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-05-07 · resigned 2023-01-19
Resigned
YOUNG, Rosemary Lindsay
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-08-05 · resigned 2023-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-19