ENGRAVING SERVICES AYR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC413162 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-14
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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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
55
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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£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 employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-12-01
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    OXENHAM, Stephen appointed
    director
  6. 2025-12-01
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    OXENHAM, Stephen resigned
    director
  7. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2024-09-29
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  9. 2023-09-29
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  10. 2022-11-23
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  11. 2021-10-25
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  12. 2020-09-09
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  13. 2019-09-27
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  14. 2018-09-28
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  15. 2017-09-18
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  16. 2016-09-27
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  17. 2015-12-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-04-05
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    OXENHAM, Carolyn appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ENGRAVING SERVICES AYR LIMITED
  20. 2011-12-14
    ➕
    OXENHAM, Carolyn appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-12-14
    ➕
    OXENHAM, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Oxenham
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting14/01/2026
Mrs Carolyn Oxenham
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Oxenhamceased 14/01/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2011-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Smith & Wallace & Co Chartered Accountants
1 Simonsburn Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 5LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

OXENHAM, Carolyn→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-14
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Active
OXENHAM, Carolyn→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-04-05
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Active
OXENHAM, Stephen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-12-01
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Active
OXENHAM, Stephen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-12-14 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17