OLIVER ENGINEERING (BORDERS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC441040 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-23
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£674.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £674,052
Cash YoY
+69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£163k
↑ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£674k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£501k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£135k£270k£404k£539k£674kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£823.6k£715.4k
Current assets£501.3k£426.8k
Cash£163.2k£96.6k
Debtors£273.1k£305.1k
Net assets£674.1k£578.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-31
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  6. 2021-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-23
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  8. 2019-10-11
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  9. 2018-10-19
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  10. 2017-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-20
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  12. 2017-04-20
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  13. 2017-04-20
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    officers · CH03
  14. 2016-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As OLIVER ENGINEERING (BORDERS) LIMITED
  17. 2013-01-23
    ➕
    OLIVER, Iain Robert appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-01-23
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    OLIVER, David Wiliam appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-23
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    OLIVER, Iain Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OLIVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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 David Wiliam Oliver
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence01/05/2016
Mr Iain Robert Oliver
Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Eildonbank Back Road
Newstead
Melrose
TD6 9DE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

OLIVER, Iain Robert→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-23
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Active
OLIVER, David Wiliam→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-01-23
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Active
OLIVER, Iain Robert→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-01-23
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-14