BEN LINE SHIPPING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC057220 · ltd · incorporated 1975-02-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 7 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-18
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2023-01-18
    ➖
    THE CITY PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2023-01-18
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  8. 2023-01-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-23
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-11-22
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Michael Stewart appointed
    director
  16. 2021-11-22
    ➖
    THOMSON, William Ronald Erskine resigned
    director
  17. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-06-24
    ➖
    HARDIE, Roselyn Ann resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-06-24
    ➕
    THE CITY PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-12-30
    ➖
    THOMSON, Peter Ronald Howard resigned
    director
  25. 2005-06-21
    ➖
    GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson resigned
    director
  26. 2005-02-01
    ➕
    HARDIE, Roselyn Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-02-01
    ➖
    YOUNG, Charles Whiteford resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    YOUNG, Charles Whiteford appointed
    director
  29. 2003-10-01
    ➖
    GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson resigned
    secretary
  30. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    YOUNG, Charles Whiteford appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    THOMSON, Peter Ronald Howard appointed
    director
  32. 2003-10-01
    ➖
    WALKER, David William Brown resigned
    director
  33. 1992-09-30
    ➕
    GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-09-30
    ➖
    PRETTY, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  35. 1990-08-20
    ➕
    GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson appointed
    director
  36. 1990-08-20
    ➖
    GREGORY, Robert Paul resigned
    director
  37. 1990-08-20
    ➖
    RAIT, Alasdair James resigned
    director
  38. 1990-08-20
    ➕
    WALKER, David William Brown appointed
    director
  39. 1989-05-31
    ➖
    THOMSON, Frederick Douglas David, Sir resigned
    director
  40. 1975-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEN LINE SHIPPING LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

E.G. Thomson (Travel) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
E.G. Thomson (Travel) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BEN LINE SHIPPING LIMITED
This company · SC057220

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
E.G. Thomson (Travel) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1975-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Turcan Connell Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGREGOR, Michael Stewart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Charles Whiteford→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-30 · resigned 2003-10-01
Resigned
HARDIE, Roselyn Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2011-06-24
Resigned
PRETTY, Michael John→
secretary · resigned 1992-09-30
Resigned
YOUNG, Charles Whiteford→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2005-02-01
Resigned
THE CITY PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-24 · resigned 2023-01-18
Resigned
GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson→
director · ~83y · appointed 1990-08-20 · resigned 2005-06-21
Resigned
GREGORY, Robert Paul→
director · resigned 1990-08-20
Resigned
RAIT, Alasdair James→
director · resigned 1990-08-20
Resigned
THOMSON, Frederick Douglas David, Sir→
director · ~86y · resigned 1989-05-31
Resigned
THOMSON, Peter Ronald Howard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2008-12-30
Resigned
THOMSON, William Ronald Erskine→
director · ~86y · resigned 2021-11-22
Resigned
WALKER, David William Brown→
director · ~92y · appointed 1990-08-20 · resigned 2003-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-01-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31