BT MARINE PROPELLERS (UK) LIMITED

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05711931 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-16
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2023-12-05
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  4. 2022-11-01
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  5. 2021-12-15
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  6. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2019-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-02-27
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    address · AD01
  11. 2016-11-09
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  12. 2016-03-02
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  13. 2015-11-05
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  14. 2015-03-12
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  15. 2014-11-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-02-21
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    GARDINER, Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2006-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BT MARINE PROPELLERS (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2006-02-16
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    HAMILTON, Marcelle June appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-02-16
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    TUDGE, Andrew Reginald appointed
    director
  20. 2006-02-16
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-02-16
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-02-16
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    GARDINER, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2006-02-16
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-02-16
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Reginald Tudge
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
—75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30990 — SIC 30990

Registered office

Propulsion Technology Centre
Black Swan Road
Dawlish
Devon
EX7 0GF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HAMILTON, Marcelle June→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TUDGE, Andrew Reginald→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2006-02-16
Resigned
GARDINER, Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2011-02-21
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2006-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-02