BEN MORE SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07765874 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-07

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 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 50200

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 12.6y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-10-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-01
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SATO, Kyosuke appointed
director
2023-04-01
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TSUNODA, Yoshihiro resigned
director
2022-05-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-18
➕
KAMEDA, Hidemi appointed
director
2022-05-18
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HIGAKI, Yukito resigned
director
2022-05-18
➖
OZEKI, Hirohiko resigned
director
2022-05-18
➕
TSUNODA, Yoshihiro appointed
director
2022-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-11
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KAWASAKI, Shogo resigned
director
2016-10-11
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OZEKI, Hirohiko appointed
director
2014-11-03
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AMER, James Nadim appointed
secretary
2014-11-03
➖
KLEIN, Chaim resigned
secretary
2013-12-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Hiroshima Bank, LTD.
2013-11-13
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HIGAKI, Yukito appointed
director
2013-11-13
➕
KAWASAKI, Shogo appointed
director
2013-11-13
➖
KLEIN, Chaim resigned
director
2013-10-23
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KLEIN, Chaim appointed
director
2011-09-07
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Company incorporated
As BEN MORE SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED
2011-09-07
➕
OFER, Daniel appointed
director
2011-09-07
➕
KLEIN, Chaim appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

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.
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
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 interest	20/10/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Marshall Eisenbergceased 20/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · 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

Incorporated2011-09-07

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: 2026-09-21

Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (4 active · 6 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 2011-09-07

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Active

SATO, Kyosuke→

director · ~50y · appointed 2023-04-01

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Active

KLEIN, Chaim→

secretary · appointed 2011-09-07 · resigned 2014-11-03

Resigned

HIGAKI, Yukito→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-11-13 · resigned 2022-05-18

Resigned

KAWASAKI, Shogo→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-11-13 · resigned 2016-10-11

Resigned

KLEIN, Chaim→

director · ~79y · appointed 2013-10-23 · resigned 2013-11-13

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

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	The Hiroshima Bank, . / Itochu Corporation / Stanhope Navigation The Hiroshima Bank, LTD. / Itochu Corporation / Stanhope Navigation Inc	A registered charge	1 property	13/12/2013	—

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Recent filings (58 total)

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

2025-09-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-09-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-12

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

2022-09-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-05-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-05-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-05-23