SHOREHAVEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC217148 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-22

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

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-23
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address · AD01
2020-03-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-23
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officers · TM01
2020-03-23
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officers · AP01
2020-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-18
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GUNNELL, Steve Christopher Michael appointed
director
2019-10-18
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COWE, John Peoples resigned
director
2019-10-18
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
director
2019-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-05-16
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accounts · AA
2015-03-31
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MCLAREN, Irene resigned
secretary
2015-03-31
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BROWN, William Francis resigned
director
2015-03-31
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MCLAREN, Donald Walter resigned
director
2015-03-31
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MCLAREN, Irene resigned
director
2015-03-12
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GUNNELL, Paul appointed
director
2015-03-12
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COWE, John Peoples appointed
director
2015-03-12
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
director
2004-04-06
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BROWN, William Francis appointed
director
2004-03-31
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DUKE, Fiona Sarah Scott resigned
director
2002-03-29
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DUKE, Fiona Sarah Scott appointed
director
2001-05-14
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CALLAGHAN, Angela Jane resigned
director
2001-04-02
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MCLAREN, Irene appointed
secretary
2001-04-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-02
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CALLAGHAN, Angela Jane appointed
director
2001-04-02
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MCLAREN, Donald Walter appointed
director
2001-04-02
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MCLAREN, Irene appointed
director
2001-04-02
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-03-22
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Company incorporated
As SHOREHAVEN LIMITED
2001-03-22
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-03-22
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+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.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Gunnell Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	18/10/2019
Steve Christopher Michael Gunnell Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	18/10/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John Peoples Coweceased 18/10/2019· 25-50% shares
Mr Damian Mark Andrew Farrellceased 18/10/2019· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2001-03-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

6/5 Calder Grove

Edinburgh

EH11 4ND

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-05

Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

GUNNELL, Paul→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-03-12

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Active

GUNNELL, Steve Christopher Michael→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-10-18

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Active

MCLAREN, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2001-04-02

Resigned

BROWN, William Francis→

director · ~80y · appointed 2004-04-06 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

CALLAGHAN, Angela Jane→

director · ~71y · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2001-05-14

Resigned

COWE, John Peoples→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-12 · resigned 2019-10-18

Resigned

DUKE, Fiona Sarah Scott→

director · ~52y · appointed 2002-03-29 · resigned 2004-03-31

Resigned

FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-12 · resigned 2019-10-18

Resigned

MCLAREN, Donald Walter→

director · ~78y · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

MCLAREN, Irene→

director · ~81y · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2001-04-02

Resigned

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