HATHERTON MARINA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02093395 · ltd · incorporated 1987-01-27
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52220
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
129 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
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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-03-09
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  6. 2023-03-09
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  7. 2023-03-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-03-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-11-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Paul appointed
    secretary
  15. 2022-11-02
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    MURRALL-SMITH, Sally Anne, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2022-11-02
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    MURRALL, Thelma Anne resigned
    director
  17. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2019-02-08
    ➖
    MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2018-01-17
    ➕
    BOWEN, June Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2017-12-27
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    BOWEN, Brian Major resigned
    director
  24. 2008-11-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2008-11-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2008-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2008-04-29
    ➖
    CORNES, Margaret Ann resigned
    secretary
  28. 2008-04-29
    ➖
    CORNES, Colin resigned
    director
  29. 2008-04-29
    ➖
    CORNES, Margaret Ann resigned
    director
  30. 2008-04-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Colin Cornes, Patrick Joseph Smyth, Darren Mullinder and Samuel Cornes as Trustees of C Cornes No 2 Personal Settlement Trust
  31. 2003-04-18
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    MURRALL, Thelma Anne appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-13
    ➖
    MURRALL, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  33. 2000-05-03
    ➕
    MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1987-11-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 1987-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As HATHERTON MARINA LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs June Ann Bowen
Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Dr Sally Anne Murrall-Smithceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
  • Mrs Thelma Anne Murrallceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52220 — SIC 52220

Registered office

Hatherton Marina Kings Road
Calf Heath
Wolverhampton
WV10 7DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

SMITH, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2022-11-02
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Active
BOWEN, June Ann→
director · ~81y · appointed 2018-01-17
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Active
MURRALL-SMITH, Sally Anne, Dr→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORNES, Margaret Ann→
secretary · resigned 2008-04-29
Resigned
MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-05-03 · resigned 2019-02-08
Resigned
BOWEN, Brian Major→
director · ~82y · resigned 2017-12-27
Resigned
CORNES, Colin→
director · ~84y · resigned 2008-04-29
Resigned
CORNES, Margaret Ann→
director · ~80y · resigned 2008-04-29
Resigned
MURRALL, Alan Robert→
director · ~80y · resigned 2002-05-13
Resigned
MURRALL, Thelma Anne→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2022-11-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/11/2008—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property06/11/2008—
outstanding
Colin Cornes, Patrick Joseph Smyth, Darren Mullinder and Samuel Cornes as Trustees of C Cornes No 2 Personal Settlement Trust
Legal charge1 property29/04/2008—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property02/11/198703/05/2008
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Recent filings (129 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-09