AZUR MARINE TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06032421 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees-100-100

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 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-09-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2014-01-25
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Kimberly Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-01-25
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Kimberly Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2007-02-08
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Falcon Hubert appointed
    director
  21. 2007-02-08
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Kimberly Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-02-08
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Kimberly Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2006-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AZUR MARINE TRAINING LIMITED
  24. 2006-12-19
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-12-19
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-12-19
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2006-12-19
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Falcon Hubert Hawkins
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

Orangestripe Outsourcing & Accountancy Ltd Watermoor Point
Watermoor Road
Cirencester
GL7 1LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HAWKINS, Falcon Hubert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWKINS, Kimberly Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-08 · resigned 2014-01-25
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-19 · resigned 2006-12-19
Resigned
HAWKINS, Kimberly Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-02-08 · resigned 2014-01-25
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-19 · resigned 2006-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26