THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00038498 · ltd · incorporated 1893-03-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 96.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 96.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 96.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
34 officers (3 active, 34 linked, 25 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
148 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
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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 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-30➖BOARDLEY, Thomas Stephen resigneddirector
- 2025-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-03-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-30➕OSARENREN, Dorothy appointedsecretary
- 2022-11-30➖ROSE, Jayne Louise resignedsecretary
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-24➕ROSE, Jayne Louise appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-11-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-08➖POTBURY, Virginie Emeline resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-11➕BOARDLEY, Thomas Stephen appointeddirector
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-31➖WINBOW, Andrew Victor resigneddirector
- 2019-06-11➖BIERANDE, Dagnija resignedsecretary
- 2019-06-11➕POTBURY, Virginie Emeline appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-07-31➖SANDFORD, Martin Charles resigneddirector
- 2017-07-31➖WOODS, Robert Barclay resigneddirector
- 2017-07-03➕REILLY, Eileen appointeddirector
- 2017-07-03➕TOLUHI, Tomilayo Temitope appointeddirector
- 2017-07-03➕BIERANDE, Dagnija appointedsecretary
- 2017-07-03➖REILLY, Eileen resignedsecretary
- 2017-07-03➕WINBOW, Andrew Victor appointeddirector
- 2015-09-23➖BLACKBURN, David Anthony James, Vice Admiral resigneddirector
- 2014-07-30➖ABBOTT, Brian resignedsecretary
- 2014-07-30➕REILLY, Eileen appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-11➖BELL, Malcolm Stuart Hannaford resigneddirector
- 2012-07-11➕BLACKBURN, David Anthony James, Vice Admiral appointeddirector
- 2012-04-23➖HEFFER, Tom, Revd resigneddirector
- 2010-08-31➖HUGHES, John Wilson, Captain resigneddirector
- 2010-06-09➖HANCE, John, Commodore resigneddirector
- 2009-10-01➕HEFFER, Tom, Revd appointeddirector
- 2009-10-01➕WOODS, Robert Barclay appointeddirector
- 2009-06-30➖CHRISTIANSON, Rodney John, The Rev Canon resigneddirector
- 2008-12-10➕HUGHES, John Wilson, Captain appointeddirector
- 2008-12-10➕SANDFORD, Martin Charles appointeddirector
- 2008-06-01➕ABBOTT, Brian appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-01➖MAUDE, Nicholas John Eustace resignedsecretary
- 2008-05-28➖GREENING, Paul, Rear Admiral Sir resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 78 events
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 133 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
The Mission To Seafarers is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Mission To Seafarers
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
This company · 00038498
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Mission To Seafarers Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/08/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martin Charles Sandfordceased 30/06/2017· 25-50% voting · significant influence
- Mr Robert Barclay Woodsceased 30/06/2017· 25-50% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1893-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6 Bath Place
1st Floor
London
EC2A 3JE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (3 active · 31 resigned)
OSARENREN, Dorothy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-01-30
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REILLY, Eileen→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2017-07-03
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TOLUHI, Tomilayo Temitope→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-07-03
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ABBOTT, Brian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2014-07-30
BIERANDE, Dagnija→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-07-03 · resigned 2019-06-11
MAUDE, Nicholas John Eustace→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2008-06-01
POTBURY, Virginie Emeline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-06-11 · resigned 2021-11-08
REILLY, Eileen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-07-30 · resigned 2017-07-03
RITCHIE, Patrick Alan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-04-30
ROSE, Jayne Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-08-24 · resigned 2022-11-30
SMITH, Robert William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2006-04-17
BELL, Malcolm Stuart Hannaford→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2001-05-23 · resigned 2012-07-11
BLACKBURN, David Anthony James, Vice Admiral→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2012-07-11 · resigned 2015-09-23
BOARDLEY, Thomas Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-03-11 · resigned 2026-04-30
BURLEY, Christopher Morton→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1995-08-31 · resigned 2000-06-27
CAMPBELL, Ian Duncan Robin→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 1991-05-02
CHRISTIANSON, Rodney John, The Rev Canon→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-05-23 · resigned 2009-06-30
DISNEY, Peter James, Reverend→
Resigneddirector · ~113y · resigned 1993-07-29
DOWN, William John Denbigh, Right Reverend→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1991-01-30
FREEMAN, Bertram John→
Resigneddirector · ~108y · resigned 1998-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Whitbread Wessex Whitbread Wessex LTD | Mortgage | 1 property | 02/09/1974 | — | |
| outstanding | Blyth & Morpeth District Permanent Benefit Building Society | Mortgage | 1 property | 22/11/1929 | — |
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Recent filings (148 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25