MERSEY MARITIME LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04588183 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-11-12

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 19.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£97.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

41 officers (7 active, 41 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

160 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £97,184

Cash YoY

+59%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£129k

↑ 59% YoY

Net Worth

£97k

↑ 2.1% YoY

Current Assets

£149k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£121.9k	£130.3k
Current assets	£149.0k	£188.7k
Cash	£128.8k	£81.2k
Debtors	£20.2k	£107.5k
Net assets	£97.2k	£95.2k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 8 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 8 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-28
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incorporation · MA
2026-04-10
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officers · AP01
2026-04-10
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2026-04-10
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2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-04-08
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2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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GRAY, James Peter appointed
director
2026-04-01
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GRIFFIN, Natasha appointed
director
2026-04-01
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MAWER, John David appointed
director
2026-04-01
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PERRY, John Clinton appointed
director
2026-04-01
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PYNE, Robyn Morgan appointed
director
2026-03-31
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HIGBY, Ian Clinton resigned
director
2026-03-31
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QUINN, Nigel Colin Patrick resigned
director
2026-03-30
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RICE, Beverley resigned
director
2025-12-17
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2025-11-17
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YORKE-BIGGS, Bradley Stephen resigned
director
2025-11-17
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officers · TM01
2024-12-23
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2024-11-20
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2024-11-08
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2024-11-08
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2024-09-27
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REDHEAD, Angela resigned
director
2024-06-12
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address · AD01
2024-02-18
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officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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HULMES, John Reginald resigned
director
2023-12-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
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2023-12-19
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2023-12-12
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accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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YORKE-BIGGS, Bradley Stephen appointed
director
2023-06-30
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SHIRLING-ROOKE, Christopher Derek resigned
director
2023-06-29
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HICKMAN, Clive, Dr resigned
director
2022-05-11
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WATERHOUSE, Phillip appointed
director
2022-04-27
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BIBBY, Michael James, Sir resigned
director
2022-03-02
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QUINN, Nigel Colin Patrick appointed
director
2022-01-10
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HALL, Phillip Anthony appointed
director
2022-01-10
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REDHEAD, Angela appointed
director
2021-11-17
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HODGSON, Gary resigned
director
2021-11-17
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ROBOTHAM, Frank resigned
director
2020-07-01
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HICKMAN, Clive, Dr appointed
director
2019-10-30
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RICE, Beverley appointed
director
2019-07-17
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FOSTER, Jacqueline resigned
director
2019-06-04
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DAVIES, Phillip Leslie, Councillor resigned
director
2019-06-03
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JENKINSON, Ian David resigned
director
2017-09-14
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SYVRET, John Raymond resigned
director
2017-05-18
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TEASDALE, James resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HIGBY, Ian Clinton resigned 2026-03-31; QUINN, Nigel Colin Patrick resigned 2026-03-31; RICE, Beverley resigned 2026-03-30

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2002-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Pacific Chambers

11-13 Victoria Street

Liverpool

Merseyside

L2 5QQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12