4C MARINE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC463502 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-6.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
44 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,153
Very low cash
Cash position: £9
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Current Assets
£9
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.2k | £-5.8k |
| Current assets | £9 | £9 |
| Cash | £9 | £9 |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £-6.2k | £-5.8k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-01-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scottish Enterprise
- 2014-03-19➕GREY, Simon Temple appointeddirector
- 2014-03-19➕MONSON, Judith Enid appointeddirector
- 2014-03-19➖MACPHERSON, Ewan Gordon Cameron resigneddirector
- 2014-03-19➖SMITH, Robin Paul Stewart resigneddirector
- 2013-11-19➖HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-11-19➕MACPHERSON, Ewan Gordon Cameron appointeddirector
- 2013-11-19➖MUNRO, Donald John resigneddirector
- 2013-11-19➕SMITH, Robin Paul Stewart appointeddirector
- 2013-11-19➖HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2013-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 4C MARINE LIMITED
- 2013-11-11➕HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-11-11➕MUNRO, Donald John appointeddirector
- 2013-11-11➕HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Bear Ellice Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️majority
Alemana Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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4C MARINE LIMITED
This company · SC463502
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alemana Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Bear Ellice Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 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
Incorporated2013-11-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
5 Findhorn House Dochfour Business Centre
Dochgarroch
Inverness
IV3 8GY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
GREY, Simon Temple→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONSON, Judith Enid→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2014-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-11 · resigned 2013-11-19
MACPHERSON, Ewan Gordon Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2013-11-19 · resigned 2014-03-19
MUNRO, Donald John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-11-11 · resigned 2013-11-19
SMITH, Robin Paul Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-11-19 · resigned 2014-03-19
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2013-11-11 · resigned 2013-11-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Scottish Enterprise | A registered charge | — | 19/05/2014 | 05/04/2016 |
Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-30