O.L.T. GROUP LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.3k | £34.1k |
| Current assets | £32.7k | £34.1k |
| Cash | £396 | — |
| Debtors | £32.3k | — |
| Net assets | £-3.3k | £-866 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-10-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs O.L.T. GROUP LTD
- 2018-07-23➕TAYLOR, Owen Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2018-07-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Owen Lloyd Taylor Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/07/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2022 | 05/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 01/06/2022 | 05/10/2023 |