ANCASTA YACHT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00686473 · ltd · incorporated 1961-03-15

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33150

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

21 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 40.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 40.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

21 charges (21/21 with lender, 21/21 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (6 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

219 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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officers · AP01
2026-04-08
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SHAVE, Matthew Greig appointed
director
2026-01-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-10
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accounts · AA
2026-01-10
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-10
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-10
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-04
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officers · TM01
2025-11-21
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BOUGHTON, Amanda Jane resigned
director
2025-03-31
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accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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officers · TM01
2024-11-30
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OVERTON, Ashley Grenville resigned
director
2023-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
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officers · AP01
2021-06-14
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BOUGHTON, Amanda Jane appointed
director
2021-04-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-01
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BLAIR, William Henderson appointed
director
2020-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-05
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MORTON, Peter Bruce resigned
director
2018-09-10
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GRIFFITH, Fiona Rachel appointed
director
2017-10-20
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STEWART, Kathryn Lucy appointed
director
2016-03-04
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HEARNDEN, Malcolm Frederick resigned
director
2015-03-31
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RYLEY, Nicholas John Alexander resigned
director
2015-02-04
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Charge satisfied #19
2015-01-23
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BROADBENT, Heather Lynn appointed
secretary
2015-01-23
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HEWITSON, Susan Wendy resigned
secretary
2015-01-16
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BICKET, Robert Morris appointed
director
2015-01-16
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BICKET, Robert Morris resigned
director
2015-01-16
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TATE, Simon James appointed
director
2015-01-16
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TATE, Simon James resigned
director
2015-01-16
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC (Company No: 00002065)
2015-01-16
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-11-30
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MESSENGER, Paul Montrose resigned
director
2014-08-15
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HEWITSON, Susan Wendy resigned
director
2011-12-01
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Charge satisfied #18
2011-03-01
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HEWITSON, Susan Wendy appointed
director
2011-02-25
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2007-09-06
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MESSENGER, Paul Montrose appointed
director
2005-12-21
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HEARNDEN, Malcolm Frederick appointed
director
2005-11-11
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Charge satisfied #17
2005-11-11
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Charge satisfied #16
2005-11-01
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GRIFFITH, Nicholas Gilbert appointed
director
2005-11-01
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HEWITSON, Susan Wendy appointed
secretary
2005-11-01
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SAINT, Richard John resigned
secretary
2005-11-01
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KING, Andrew Stephen resigned
director

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Ancasta Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ancasta Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ANCASTA YACHT SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 00686473

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
Ancasta Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1961-03-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

Port Hamble

Satchell Lane

Hamble

Hampshire

SO31 4NN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31