OHERC LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC516162 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£570
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

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 1 total, 1 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
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £570

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
Net Worth
£570
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£570
Current assets£12.2k
Cash£5.9k
Debtors£6.3k
Net assets£570

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-10-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-08-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-01
    HARCUS, Owen Ian appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-01
    HARCUS, Maria Grace resigned
    director
  19. 2015-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OHERC LTD
  20. 2015-09-23
    HARCUS, Maria Grace appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-23
    HARCUS, Owen Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2015-09-23
    HARCUS, Owen Ian resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Owen Ian Harcus
Individual · British · DOB 03/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Heatherlea
Sunnybank Road
St Ola
Orkney
KW15 1TP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HARCUS, Owen Ian
director · ~28y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
HARCUS, Maria Grace
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned
HARCUS, Owen Ian
director · ~28y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2015-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22