OLD RUGGED CROSS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC875148 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-14
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OLD RUGGED CROSS LIMITED
  2. 2026-01-14
    CONNOR, Gary, Dr appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-14
    FORREST, David Simon, Dr appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-14
    MEAGHER, John Robert appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

Nova Innovation Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Nova Innovation Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
OLD RUGGED CROSS LIMITED
This company · SC875148

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nova Innovation Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/01/2026

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
Incorporated2026-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

45 Timber Bush
Edinburgh
EH6 6QH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-14
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CONNOR, Gary, Dr
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-01-14
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Active
FORREST, David Simon, Dr
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-01-14
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Active
MEAGHER, John Robert
director · ~51y · appointed 2026-01-14
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-14