OPEN CIRCLE CONSULTING LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC439448 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-31
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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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£18.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £18,538
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£19k
Current Assets
£44k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.5k |
| Current assets | £43.6k |
| Net assets | £18.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-01➕JOUBERT, Anja Ursula, Ms. appointeddirector
- 2012-12-31🏢Company incorporatedAs OPEN CIRCLE CONSULTING LTD
- 2012-12-31➕ALFRED, Robin Vincent appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anja Ursula Joubert Individual · German · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/06/2023 |
Robin Vincent Alfred Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Roundhouse
Findhorn
Forres
IV36 3YY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALFRED, Robin Vincent→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2012-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOUBERT, Anja Ursula, Ms.→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-01
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18