SEAVIEW PLASTICS LTD

🌳Matureactive
03060194 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
£449.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £449,399

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£449k
Current Assets
£467k
Current Liabilities
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£0£93k£187k£280k£373k£467kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£449.4k—
Current assets£466.6k—
Net assets£449.4k—
Average employees—700

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-08-12
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    DE BEDIN, Gaetano appointed
    director
  18. 2006-08-12
    ➖
    DEBIDEN, Clare resigned
    director
  19. 1999-02-05
    ➖
    CHESWICK, David resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-02-05
    ➖
    CHESWICK, David resigned
    director
  21. 1998-03-01
    ➕
    HOPE, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    HOPE, Kenneth appointed
    director
  23. 1995-12-23
    ➕
    CHESWICK, David appointed
    secretary
  24. 1995-11-01
    ➖
    SADDINGTON, Mark resigned
    secretary
  25. 1995-05-24
    ➕
    SADDINGTON, Mark appointed
    secretary
  26. 1995-05-24
    ➖
    CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1995-05-24
    ➕
    CHESWICK, David appointed
    director
  28. 1995-05-24
    ➖
    COWAN, Stanford Russell resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 1995-05-24
    ➕
    DEBIDEN, Clare appointed
    director
  30. 1995-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As SEAVIEW PLASTICS LTD
  31. 1995-05-23
    ➕
    CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-05-23
    ➕
    COWAN, Stanford Russell appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Hope
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Gaetano De Bedin
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

3b Chipchase Court
Seaham Grange Indust
Seaham
County Durham
SR7 0PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

HOPE, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE BEDIN, Gaetano→
director · ~42y · appointed 2006-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPE, Kenneth→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHESWICK, David→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-23 · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
SADDINGTON, Mark→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-24 · resigned 1995-11-01
Resigned
CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-23 · resigned 1995-05-24
Resigned
CHESWICK, David→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-05-24 · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
COWAN, Stanford Russell→
nominee-director · ~90y · appointed 1995-05-23 · resigned 1995-05-24
Resigned
DEBIDEN, Clare→
director · ~70y · appointed 1995-05-24 · resigned 2006-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-30