HEAT SMART ORKNEY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC535744 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees5000

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
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
    ➖
    FOULDS, Alice resigned
    director
  2. 2025-11-10
    ➖
    GARSON, John Gibson resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-31
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-12
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2021-04-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-03-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-03-25
    ➖
    COMPTON, Diana Amelia resigned
    director
  18. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-02-04
    ➕
    FOULDS, Alice appointed
    director
  21. 2019-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-10-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2019-03-20
    ➕
    FRENCH, Laura appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-20
    ➕
    MAGUIRE, Carole Margery appointed
    director
  25. 2019-03-20
    ➕
    COMPTON, Diana Amelia appointed
    director
  26. 2019-03-04
    ➖
    KNIBBS, Cecilia Ann resigned
    director
  27. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    KOSTER, Michelle Elisabeth resigned
    director
  28. 2018-07-10
    ➖
    CARESS, Paul resigned
    director
  29. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    CARESS, Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2018-02-19
    ➖
    ABBOTT, Stephen James resigned
    director
  31. 2018-01-17
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Stephen James appointed
    director
  32. 2018-01-17
    ➕
    KNIBBS, Cecilia Ann appointed
    director
  33. 2018-01-14
    ➖
    DAINTITH, Clare Theresa resigned
    director
  34. 2018-01-14
    ➖
    SAILOR, Stuart James resigned
    director
  35. 2017-01-18
    ➕
    HULL, Mark Quentin, Dr appointed
    director
  36. 2016-10-26
    ➕
    SAILOR, Stuart James appointed
    director
  37. 2016-08-15
    ➕
    DAINTITH, Clare Theresa appointed
    director
  38. 2016-08-15
    ➕
    GARSON, John Gibson appointed
    director
  39. 2016-08-15
    ➖
    ROUSAY EGILSAY & WYRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST resigned
    corporate-director
  40. 2016-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HEAT SMART ORKNEY LTD
  41. 2016-05-18
    ➕
    CASTLE, Helen Kay appointed
    secretary
  42. 2016-05-18
    ➕
    KOSTER, Michelle Elisabeth appointed
    director
  43. 2016-05-18
    ➕
    ROUSAY EGILSAY & WYRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FOULDS, Alice resigned 2025-11-10; GARSON, John Gibson resigned 2025-11-10

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Cabin Pier
Brinian
Rousay
Orkney
KW17 2PU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

CASTLE, Helen Kay→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRENCH, Laura→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HULL, Mark Quentin, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAGUIRE, Carole Margery→
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBOTT, Stephen James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2018-01-17 · resigned 2018-02-19
Resigned
CARESS, Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2018-07-10
Resigned
COMPTON, Diana Amelia→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-03-20 · resigned 2021-03-25
Resigned
DAINTITH, Clare Theresa→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-08-15 · resigned 2018-01-14
Resigned
FOULDS, Alice→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2025-11-10
Resigned
GARSON, John Gibson→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-08-15 · resigned 2025-11-10
Resigned
KNIBBS, Cecilia Ann→
director · ~87y · appointed 2018-01-17 · resigned 2019-03-04
Resigned
KOSTER, Michelle Elisabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
SAILOR, Stuart James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-10-26 · resigned 2018-01-14
Resigned
ROUSAY EGILSAY & WYRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2016-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-12
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-09