SEA LIFE STYLES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07334857 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-03
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 1400 | 1400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-24➖WATKINS, Thomas Frederick resigneddirector
- 2019-10-22➖CAINES, Bradley William resigneddirector
- 2011-12-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs SEA LIFE STYLES LIMITED
- 2010-08-03➕FEATHERSTONE, Jane Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-08-03➕POWELL, Archibald Thomas Llewellyn appointeddirector
- 2010-08-03➕WICKENS, James Peter appointeddirector
- 2010-08-03➕WICKENS, Sally Anne appointeddirector
- 2010-08-03➕CAINES, Bradley William appointeddirector
- 2010-08-03➕WATKINS, Thomas Frederick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr James Peter Wickens Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sally Anne Wickens Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Jane Elizabeth Featherstone Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Archibald Thomas Llewellyn Powell Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Marc Evansceased 08/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Thomas Frederick Watkinsceased 31/07/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Bradley William Cainesceased 31/07/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Registered office
39 High Street
Battle
East Sussex
TN33 0EE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-31
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
FEATHERSTONE, Jane Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POWELL, Archibald Thomas Llewellyn→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-08-03
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WICKENS, James Peter→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-08-03
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WICKENS, Sally Anne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-08-03
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CAINES, Bradley William→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2019-10-22
WATKINS, Thomas Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2020-02-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/12/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (77 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-19