BEN NEVIS SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06394634 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-10-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    SATO, Kyosuke appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-01
    ➖
    TSUNODA, Yoshihiro resigned
    director
  10. 2022-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-07-01
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    OFER, David Mark resigned
    director
  12. 2022-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-05-18
    ➕
    KAMEDA, Hidemi appointed
    director
  17. 2022-05-18
    ➖
    HIGAKI, Yukito resigned
    director
  18. 2022-05-18
    ➖
    OZEKI, Hirohiko resigned
    director
  19. 2022-05-18
    ➕
    TSUNODA, Yoshihiro appointed
    director
  20. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2016-10-11
    ➖
    KAWASAKI, Shogo resigned
    director
  27. 2016-10-11
    ➕
    OZEKI, Hirohiko appointed
    director
  28. 2014-11-03
    ➕
    AMER, James Nadim appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-11-03
    ➖
    KLEIN, Chaim resigned
    secretary
  30. 2013-11-30
    ➕
    OFER, David Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2013-11-30
    ➖
    ZINGHER, Rami, Captain resigned
    director
  32. 2011-11-21
    ➖
    AKAMATSU, Takeo resigned
    director
  33. 2011-11-21
    ➕
    KAWASAKI, Shogo appointed
    director
  34. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    OFER, Daniel appointed
    director
  35. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    LION, Amnon resigned
    director
  36. 2007-10-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEN NEVIS SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED
  37. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    KLEIN, Chaim appointed
    secretary
  38. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    AKAMATSU, Takeo appointed
    director
  39. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    HIGAKI, Yukito appointed
    director
  40. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    LION, Amnon appointed
    director
  41. 2007-10-09
    ➕
    ZINGHER, Rami, Captain appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Markus Heeb
Individual · Swiss · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest20/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marshall Eisenbergceased 20/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest

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
Incorporated2007-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

5th Floor Portman House
2 Portman Street
London
W1H 6DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

AMER, James Nadim→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-03
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Active
KAMEDA, Hidemi→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-05-18
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Active
OFER, Daniel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-03-31
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Active
SATO, Kyosuke→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-04-01
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Active
KLEIN, Chaim→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2014-11-03
Resigned
AKAMATSU, Takeo→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2011-11-21
Resigned
HIGAKI, Yukito→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2022-05-18
Resigned
KAWASAKI, Shogo→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-21 · resigned 2016-10-11
Resigned
LION, Amnon→
director · ~85y · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
OFER, David Mark→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-11-30 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned
OZEKI, Hirohiko→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-11 · resigned 2022-05-18
Resigned
TSUNODA, Yoshihiro→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-05-18 · resigned 2023-04-01
Resigned
ZINGHER, Rami, Captain→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2013-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-23