LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00186174 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1922-12-04
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 18.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
61 officers (3 active, 61 linked, 52 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
237 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (121 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-04➕BIGMORE, Tracey Anne appointedsecretary
- 2019-02-04➕BIGMORE, Tracey Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-01-31➖GERRARD, Ashley Louise resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-31➖GERRARD, Ashley Louise resigneddirector
- 2018-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-16➖COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-16➕GERRARD, Ashley Louise appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-16➖COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip resigneddirector
- 2017-10-16➕GERRARD, Ashley Louise appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➕COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-30➖STONE, Carla resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-30➕COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➖STONE, Carla resigneddirector
- 2016-11-30➖POVEY, Keith Owen resigneddirector
- 2016-11-30➕STONE, Carla appointeddirector
- 2016-04-19➕WALDNER, Mary Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-04-19➖POVEY, Keith Owen resignedsecretary
- 2016-04-19➕STONE, Carla appointedsecretary
- 2016-04-19➖MARSH, Alastair Stewart resigneddirector
- 2015-10-01➖SADLER, Richard Lindsay resigneddirector
- 2013-03-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-10-30➕POVEY, Keith Owen appointedsecretary
- 2009-10-30➖TAAFFE, Emma Jane resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-29➕SADLER, Richard Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2008-04-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-03-20➖KAYSER, Michael Arthur resigneddirector
- 2008-03-20➕MARSH, Alastair Stewart appointeddirector
- 2006-11-21➖POVEY, Keith Owen resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-21➕TAAFFE, Emma Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-21➖BAKER BATES, Rodney Pennington resigneddirector
- 2006-11-21➖BARRELL, Anthony Charles, Dr resigneddirector
- 2006-11-21➖CHANDRIS, John Demetrius resigneddirector
- 2006-11-21➖CHRISMAS, Peter Nathan resigneddirector
- 2006-11-21➖KNIGHT, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2006-11-21➖MOORHOUSE, David George resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 121 events
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
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 103 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1922-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
71 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 4BS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (3 active · 58 resigned)
BIGMORE, Tracey Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-02-04
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BIGMORE, Tracey Anne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-02-04
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WALDNER, Mary Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-04-19
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COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-06-30 · resigned 2017-10-16
DANIELS, Thomas Christopher James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2001-07-01
GERRARD, Ashley Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-16 · resigned 2019-01-31
HICKMAN, John William→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-06-30
POVEY, Keith Owen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-10-30 · resigned 2016-04-19
POVEY, Keith Owen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2006-11-21
STONE, Carla→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2017-06-30
TAAFFE, Emma Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2009-10-30
BAKER BATES, Rodney Pennington→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2006-11-21
BARRELL, Anthony Charles, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2006-11-21
BEAUMONT, John Garry→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1994-11-30
BIDDLE, Robert Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2003-12-31
CAMPBELL, Leonard Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1993-07-01 · resigned 1997-06-30
CHANDLER, Peter Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1994-06-30
CHANDRIS, John Demetrius→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1993-07-01 · resigned 2006-11-21
CHO, Soo Ho→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 2000-06-30
CHRISMAS, Peter Nathan→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2006-11-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Direct and third party legal charge | 2 properties | 14/04/2008 | 21/03/2013 |
Recent filings (237 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-02