OSSCAR LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC596352 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs OSSCAR LIMITED
- 2018-05-04➕SWAINE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-05-04➕SWAINE, Susan Jayne appointeddirector
- 2018-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Swaine Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/05/2018 |
Mrs Susan Jayne Swaine Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Newhall Farmhouse
Kinrossie
Perth
PH2 6HP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SWAINE, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWAINE, Susan Jayne→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-05-04
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21