SAFE STS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07041016 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-14
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-10-16
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    DOBSON, Sarah Jane resigned
    director
  7. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2021-01-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  12. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-07-02
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    GRAHAM, Andrew Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-12-31
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    MITCHELL, Paul Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2018-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-10-01
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    DOBSON, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2016-10-11
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    WORTLEY, Peter John resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-18
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    DOBSON, Philip Charles resigned
    director
  24. 2014-04-01
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    WORTLEY, Peter John appointed
    director
  25. 2014-03-01
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    MITCHELL, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2014-01-02
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    GRAHAM, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2010-09-01
    ➕
    DOBSON, Philip Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2009-11-01
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    GILCHRIST, Robert Donald Matheson, Captain appointed
    director
  29. 2009-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As SAFE STS LIMITED
  30. 2009-10-14
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    MASON, Yvonne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Future Marine Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Future Marine Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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SAFE STS LIMITED
This company · 07041016

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Future Marine Services Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GILCHRIST, Robert Donald Matheson, Captain→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASON, Yvonne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Philip Charles→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2014-11-18
Resigned
DOBSON, Sarah Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2023-10-16
Resigned
GRAHAM, Andrew Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-01-02 · resigned 2019-07-02
Resigned
MITCHELL, Paul Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned
WORTLEY, Peter John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2016-10-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge—11/01/2021—
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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09