SEALIFE CREWING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02539447 · ltd · incorporated 1990-09-13
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 32.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Net assets£0£0

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-02-27
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  3. 2024-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2018-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2016-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-08-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2011-08-11
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    BRADY, Angela appointed
    director
  18. 2011-08-11
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    LIVINGSTONE, Ian Martin David appointed
    director
  19. 2011-08-11
    ➖
    WRAY, Andrew Robert resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-08-11
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Joyce resigned
    director
  21. 2008-01-31
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    DOWNIE, Joyce appointed
    director
  22. 2008-01-31
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    LIVINGSTONE, David James Duncan resigned
    director
  23. 2006-11-01
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Joyce resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-11-01
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    WRAY, Andrew Robert appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Joyce appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-01-14
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    LIVINGSTONE, Karen resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-03-31
    ➖
    JONES, Robert John resigned
    director
  28. 2003-11-30
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    LIVINGSTONE, Karen appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-11-30
    ➖
    LIVINGSTONE, Sissel resigned
    secretary
  30. 2003-11-30
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    LIVINGSTONE, Sissel resigned
    director
  31. 1997-02-24
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    JONES, Robert John appointed
    director
  32. 1994-05-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 1992-10-08
    ➖
    CRAWLEY, Roy resigned
    director
  34. 1992-09-14
    ➖
    CONACHER, Stewart Ker resigned
    secretary
  35. 1992-09-14
    ➕
    LIVINGSTONE, Sissel appointed
    secretary
  36. 1992-09-14
    ➖
    EVERARD, William Derek resigned
    director
  37. 1992-09-14
    ➖
    HUNT, Nicholas, Sir resigned
    director
  38. 1992-09-14
    ➕
    LIVINGSTONE, David James Duncan appointed
    director
  39. 1992-09-14
    ➕
    LIVINGSTONE, Sissel appointed
    director
  40. 1992-09-14
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    LUSTED, John resigned
    director
  41. 1992-09-14
    ➖
    MARCHANT, Frank Michael resigned
    director
  42. 1990-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As SEALIFE CREWING SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

1 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

BRADY, Angela→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIVINGSTONE, Ian Martin David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONACHER, Stewart Ker→
secretary · resigned 1992-09-14
Resigned
DOWNIE, Joyce→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned
LIVINGSTONE, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-30 · resigned 2005-01-14
Resigned
LIVINGSTONE, Sissel→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-14 · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
WRAY, Andrew Robert→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned
CRAWLEY, Roy→
director · ~97y · resigned 1992-10-08
Resigned
DOWNIE, Joyce→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned
EVERARD, William Derek→
director · ~77y · resigned 1992-09-14
Resigned
HUNT, Nicholas, Sir→
director · ~96y · resigned 1992-09-14
Resigned
JONES, Robert John→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
LIVINGSTONE, David James Duncan→
director · ~85y · appointed 1992-09-14 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
LIVINGSTONE, Sissel→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-09-14 · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
LUSTED, John→
director · ~83y · resigned 1992-09-14
Resigned
MARCHANT, Frank Michael→
director · ~92y · resigned 1992-09-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property17/05/199426/08/2011

Recent filings (132 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-24