FRANCOIS OFFSHORE CATERING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC631458 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24➕GUPTA, Manisha appointeddirector
- 2026-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-07➕KIERNEY, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2026-01-07➖STEWART, Ronald resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22➕STEWART, Ronald appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-08-13➖MCCALLUM, Gael Edgar resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-14➕MCCALLUM, Gael Edgar appointedsecretary
- 2024-03-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-04➖COWAN, Jonathan resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-13➖CAIRNEY, Ronald John resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-13➕COWAN, Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-05-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-01-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09➖FULLERTON, Philip William Boyd resigneddirector
- 2021-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-18➕RAPSON, Hugh Innes appointeddirector
- 2020-02-14➕FULLERTON, Philip William Boyd appointeddirector
- 2020-02-14➖GRAY, Douglas Alexander resigneddirector
- 2020-01-21➕CAIRNEY, Ronald John appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-21➖GRAY, Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2019-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs FRANCOIS OFFSHORE CATERING LIMITED
- 2019-05-24➕GRAY, Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2019-05-24➕GRAY, Douglas Alexander appointeddirector
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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.
🏛️ultimate parent
Nmg Marine Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
🏛️ultimate parent
Northern Marine Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FRANCOIS OFFSHORE CATERING LIMITED
This company · SC631458
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nmg Marine Services Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 07/10/2021 |
Northern Marine Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100
Registered office
20 Abercrombie Court
Westhill
AB32 6FE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
GUPTA, Manisha→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAPSON, Hugh Innes→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAIRNEY, Ronald John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-01-21 · resigned 2022-05-13
COWAN, Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-05-13 · resigned 2024-01-04
GRAY, Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-05-24 · resigned 2020-01-21
MCCALLUM, Gael Edgar→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-03-14 · resigned 2024-08-13
STEWART, Ronald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-10-22 · resigned 2026-01-07
FULLERTON, Philip William Boyd→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-02-14 · resigned 2021-03-09
GRAY, Douglas Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-24 · resigned 2020-02-14
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-03-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07