ORKNEY NEWS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC568277 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-06-08
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£116
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
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 £116
Net assets shrinking
Down £65 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£116
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£259
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£52£104£155£207£259Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£116£181
Current assets£259£181
Net assets£116£181

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-12-17
    ➕
    KEYES, Eamonn Patrick appointed
    director
  6. 2022-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-10-17
    ➕
    ARMET, Kenneth appointed
    director
  8. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-22
    ➖
    ARMET, Kenneth resigned
    director
  10. 2022-05-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-05-11
    ➖
    MORRISON, Nick resigned
    director
  13. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ORKNEY NEWS LTD
  18. 2017-06-08
    ➕
    ARMET, Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2017-06-08
    ➕
    GRAHAME, Fiona Morag appointed
    director
  20. 2017-06-08
    ➕
    LAIRD, Martin Scott appointed
    director
  21. 2017-06-08
    ➕
    ARMET, Kenneth appointed
    director
  22. 2017-06-08
    ➕
    MORRISON, Nick appointed
    director
  23. 2017-06-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Roselea Cottage Lyking Road
Sandwick
Stromness
Orkney
KW16 3HY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

ARMET, Helen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMET, Kenneth→
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAME, Fiona Morag→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEYES, Eamonn Patrick→
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAIRD, Martin Scott→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMET, Kenneth→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-06-08 · resigned 2022-05-22
Resigned
MORRISON, Nick→
director · ~85y · appointed 2017-06-08 · resigned 2022-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-16