SEACROFT MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC272936 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 12.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-26📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-24➕PIERCE, Magdalena appointeddirector
- 2023-11-24➖FRASER, Jennifer resigneddirector
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-30➖MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-07-01➕CUTHILL, Duncan appointeddirector
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-02-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-02-02📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17➖MACKINNONS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-11-17➕MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-10-05➕COWLAM, Michael Peter appointeddirector
- 2004-10-05➕FRASER, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2004-10-05➖SCOTT, Charles Marshall resignednominee-director
- 2004-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs SEACROFT MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2004-09-06➕MACKINNONS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-09-06➕SCOTT, Charles Marshall appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Seacroft Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Seacroft Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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SEACROFT MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
This company · SC272936
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seacroft Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest | 24/11/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Round House Pocra Quay
Footdee
Aberdeen
AB11 5DQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
COWLAM, Michael Peter→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2004-10-05
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CUTHILL, Duncan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-07-01
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PIERCE, Magdalena→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-11-24
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MACKINNONS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-06 · resigned 2020-11-17
MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-11-17 · resigned 2022-09-30
FRASER, Jennifer→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2004-10-05 · resigned 2023-11-24
SCOTT, Charles Marshall→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2004-09-06 · resigned 2004-10-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/07/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15