ADMIRALTY MARINE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04679144 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52220
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
80 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28➕ENGLISH, David Roy appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-28➕ENGLISH, David Roy appointeddirector
- 2025-01-28➖MILLARD, Andrew Clive resigneddirector
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14➖QUAYSECO LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-07-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-07-14📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-07-13📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-03➖WOOTTON, Barry Eric resigneddirector
- 2011-10-17➖ROBINSON, Michael Stuart resigneddirector
- 2011-08-09➖CAUTER, Michael Lee resigneddirector
- 2011-08-09➕MILLARD, Andrew Clive appointeddirector
- 2011-04-28➖CAUTER, Michael Lee resignedsecretary
- 2011-04-28➕QUAYSECO LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-31➖PALMER, David Errol Prior resigneddirector
- 2007-09-01➖BURGESS, William Antony Trevor resignedsecretary
- 2007-09-01➕CAUTER, Michael Lee appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-10➕CAUTER, Michael Lee appointeddirector
- 2007-03-16➖BUSSEY, Barrie Alan resigneddirector
- 2006-09-21➕WOOTTON, Barry Eric appointeddirector
- 2006-07-21➕PALMER, David Errol Prior appointeddirector
- 2006-07-21➕ROBINSON, Michael Stuart appointeddirector
- 2006-07-19➖WILLIAMS, David Wynford resigneddirector
- 2006-04-27➖BURGESS, William Antony Trevor resigneddirector
- 2006-04-27➖MOSS, Robert Martin resigneddirector
- 2003-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ADMIRALTY MARINE LIMITED
- 2003-02-26➕BURGESS, William Antony Trevor appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-26➕BURGESS, William Antony Trevor appointeddirector
- 2003-02-26➕BUSSEY, Barrie Alan appointeddirector
- 2003-02-26➕MOSS, Robert Martin appointeddirector
- 2003-02-26➕WILLIAMS, David Wynford appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Admiralty Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Admiralty Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADMIRALTY MARINE LIMITED
This company · 04679144
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 |
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Admiralty Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52220 — SIC 52220
Registered office
The United Kingdom Hydrographic
Office
Admiralty Way
Taunton, Somerset
TA1 2DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)
ENGLISH, David Roy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-01-28
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ENGLISH, David Roy→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURGESS, William Antony Trevor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2007-09-01
CAUTER, Michael Lee→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-09-01 · resigned 2011-04-28
QUAYSECO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2020-07-14
BURGESS, William Antony Trevor→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2006-04-27
BUSSEY, Barrie Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2007-03-16
CAUTER, Michael Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-07-10 · resigned 2011-08-09
MILLARD, Andrew Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-08-09 · resigned 2025-01-28
MOSS, Robert Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2006-04-27
PALMER, David Errol Prior→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2009-10-31
ROBINSON, Michael Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2011-10-17
WILLIAMS, David Wynford→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2006-07-19
WOOTTON, Barry Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2016-07-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-14