AILSA MARINE CONSULTANTS LTD

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SC442868 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,895

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 295% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 166% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k-£1k£2k£5k£8k£11kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£9.9k£713
Current assets£10.8k£4.0k
Net assets£7.9k£-4.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-20
    ➖
    LAWSON, Kathleen Ann resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-12-19
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    LOGUE, Jeanette resigned
    director
  7. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-25
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-06-30
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    LOGUE, Jeanette appointed
    director
  18. 2013-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AILSA MARINE CONSULTANTS LTD
  19. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    LOGUE, John appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    LAWSON, Kathleen Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Logue
Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Jeanette Logue
Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Birchbank
Hospital Road
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB41 9AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LOGUE, John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-02-15
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Active
LAWSON, Kathleen Ann→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2025-06-20
Resigned
LOGUE, Jeanette→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2023-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31