SCORE SUBSEA AND WELLHEAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC360201 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-26
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 16.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-09-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-09-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-11-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-09-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-09-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-02-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-08➖RITCHIE, Conrad Strachan resigneddirector
- 2020-05-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-05-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-05-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-05-14🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
- 2020-02-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2020-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2020-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-08-04➕RITCHIE, Conrad Strachan appointeddirector
- 2017-06-28➖RITCHIE, Charles Buchan resigneddirector
- 2017-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-03-08🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-03-08🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
- 2017-03-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
- 2014-03-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited, No 1 Brookhill Way, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 3EL
- 2013-01-04➕BEDDIE, Sean appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-04➕BEDDIE, Sean appointeddirector
- 2013-01-04➖MCFARLANE, Kevin resignedsecretary
- 2011-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-07-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-07-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2010-03-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-03-01➕MCFARLANE, Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2009-07-08➕URQUHART, William appointeddirector
- 2009-07-08➖BARR, Alan Lamont resigneddirector
- 2009-07-08➕RITCHIE, Charles Buchan appointeddirector
- 2009-07-08➖LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2009-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs SCORE SUBSEA AND WELLHEAD LIMITED
- 2009-05-26➕BARR, Alan Lamont appointeddirector
- 2009-05-26➕LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Score International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Score International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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SCORE SUBSEA AND WELLHEAD LIMITED
This company · SC360201
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Score International Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Ian M. Cheyne Building Glen Test Facility
Wellbank
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 3GL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-02
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BEDDIE, Sean→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
URQUHART, William→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCFARLANE, Kevin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2013-01-04
BARR, Alan Lamont→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-05-26 · resigned 2009-07-08
RITCHIE, Charles Buchan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2017-06-28
RITCHIE, Conrad Strachan→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-08-04 · resigned 2020-06-08
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2009-05-26 · resigned 2009-07-08
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 14/05/2020 | 01/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/03/2017 | 14/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited | A registered charge | — | 08/03/2017 | 14/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/03/2017 | 14/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited, No 1 Brookhill Way, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 3EL | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2014 | 10/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 18/07/2011 | 10/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 18/07/2011 | 10/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 02/03/2010 | 06/12/2011 |
Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-09-07
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-09-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-10-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-09-30