14 BOAT CHARTERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07988432 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2024-01-09
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  4. 2023-03-28
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  5. 2022-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
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  7. 2021-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-26
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  9. 2019-12-24
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  10. 2018-12-04
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  11. 2018-01-05
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  12. 2016-12-23
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  13. 2016-04-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-04-04
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-12-23
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  16. 2014-06-30
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    STOBBART, John appointed
    director
  17. 2014-06-30
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    CHAPMAN, Gavin David resigned
    director
  18. 2012-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 BOAT CHARTERS LIMITED
  19. 2012-03-13
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Gavin David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 John Stobbart
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

Milburn House
3 Oxford Street
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 2AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STOBBART, John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-06-30
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Active
CHAPMAN, Gavin David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-13 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16