O'HARA TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC491401 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-21.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,946
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,697 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 383% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£22k-£14k-£6k£2k£10k£18kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£17.4k£8.3k
Current assets£18.0k£17.8k
Net assets£-21.9k£7.8k

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
7
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-09
    ➕
    O'HARA, Stephen William appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-09
    ➖
    O'HARA, Stephen resigned
    director
  5. 2026-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2026-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2014-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As O'HARA TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD
  21. 2014-11-17
    ➕
    HEIMAN, Osker appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-17
    ➖
    HEIMAN, Osker resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-17
    ➕
    O'HARA, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "O'HARA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Stephen William O'Hara
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/01/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stephen William O'Haraceased 09/01/2026· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Stephen O'Haraceased 16/01/2026· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Steven O Haraceased 03/01/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-11-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

1 Campbell Lane
Hamilton
ML3 6DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

O'HARA, Stephen William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEIMAN, Osker→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-17 · resigned 2014-11-17
Resigned
O'HARA, Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-17 · resigned 2026-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17