ORBIS SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC519397 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-03

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-20
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ELDER, Andrew Murdoch resigned
director
2022-09-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-06
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2018-05-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2018-05-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Albion Technology & General Vct PLC
2018-05-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2015-12-17
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RUTTER, Keith appointed
secretary
2015-12-17
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CONNOCK, Christopher Peter appointed
director
2015-12-17
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EMSLIE, Brian Simpson appointed
director
2015-12-17
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HALLSWORTH, Frederick Stanislaus appointed
director
2015-12-17
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MCKIE, Anthony Aloysius appointed
director
2015-12-17
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RUTTER, Keith appointed
director
2015-12-17
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-12-17
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ELDER, Andrew Murdoch appointed
director
2015-12-17
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VINDEX LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2015-12-17
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VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2015-11-03
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Company incorporated
As ORBIS SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
2015-11-03
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-11-03
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TRUESDALE, Christine appointed
director
2015-11-03
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TRUESDALE, Christine resigned
director
2015-11-03
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VINDEX LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2015-11-03
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VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Group structure

Memsstar Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Memsstar Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ORBIS SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

This company · SC519397

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Memsstar Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-11-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

1 Fleming Road

Kirkton Campus

Livingston

EH54 7BN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-20

Last: 2025-10-06