FUTURE MARINE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06829803 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-25

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52220

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 16.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-09-26
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accounts · AA
2024-10-09
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accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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officers · CH01
2024-04-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-02
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officers · CH01
2023-10-26
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officers · TM01
2023-10-16
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DOBSON, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2023-10-10
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accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
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mortgage · MR01
2022-10-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2022-07-06
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officers · AP01
2022-07-01
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GRIFFIN-SPARROW, Lara Emma Elteb appointed
director
2021-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
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mortgage · MR01
2021-01-13
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mortgage · MR01
2021-01-11
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Franklin Marine Limited
2021-01-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2020-11-05
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officers · AP01
2020-11-05
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officers · AP01
2020-11-01
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FINCH, Nicola Rowena appointed
director
2020-11-01
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HURFORD, Clive Andrew appointed
director
2020-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-13
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officers · AP01
2019-10-16
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FRANKLIN, George James appointed
director
2019-07-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-02
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GRAHAM, Andrew Robert resigned
director
2018-12-31
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MITCHELL, Paul Robert resigned
director
2017-10-01
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DOBSON, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2016-10-11
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WORTLEY, Peter John resigned
director
2014-11-18
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DOBSON, Philip Charles resigned
director
2014-04-01
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WORTLEY, Peter John appointed
director
2014-03-01
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MITCHELL, Paul Robert appointed
director
2014-01-02
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GRAHAM, Andrew Robert appointed
director
2010-09-01
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DOBSON, Philip Charles appointed
director
2010-04-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Yvonne Mason
2009-10-01
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GILCHRIST, Robert Donald Matheson, Captain appointed
director
2009-02-25
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Company incorporated
As FUTURE MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
2009-02-25
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MASON, Yvonne appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Yvonne Mason Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-02-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52220 — SIC 52220

Registered office

Sixty Six

North Quay

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1HE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-11

Last: 2026-02-25