BOAT ELECTRICS & ELECTRONICS (HOLDINGS) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC516316 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£4.11M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £4,113,403
Cash YoY
+69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.3m
↑ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£4.1m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£4.1m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£824k£1.6m£2.5m£3.3m£4.1mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£4.11M£3.46M
Current assets£4.12M£3.47M
Cash£2.32M£1.37M
Debtors£1.80M£2.10M
Net assets£4.11M£3.46M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-09-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2021-04-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2021-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-04-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-08
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2020-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-05-06
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-05-06
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-05-05
    ➖
    COLEMAN, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  21. 2020-05-05
    ➖
    COLEMAN, Julian Norman Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2020-05-05
    ➖
    COLEMAN, Patricia S resigned
    director
  23. 2015-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BOAT ELECTRICS & ELECTRONICS (HOLDINGS) LTD
  24. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Simon Charles Henry appointed
    director
  25. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Julian Norman Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Patricia S appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Simon Charles Henry Coleman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting22/09/2016
Mrs Jane Eleanor Coleman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/04/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Jane Eleanor Colemanceased 02/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Patricia S Colemanceased 05/05/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Julian Norman Robert Colemanceased 05/05/2020· 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
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 4 Ailsa Business Park
Kyle Road
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 9LE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COLEMAN, Simon Charles Henry→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLEMAN, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2020-05-05
Resigned
COLEMAN, Julian Norman Robert→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2020-05-05
Resigned
COLEMAN, Patricia S→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2020-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-04-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-04-12