68 MARINE SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09387477 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£312.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52220SIC 52220
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £312,605
Cash YoY
+162%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£91k
↑ 162% YoY
Net Worth
£313k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£345k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £337.8k | £331.1k |
| Current assets | £344.9k | £375.1k |
| Cash | £91.4k | £34.8k |
| Debtors | £22.3k | £76.4k |
| Net assets | £312.6k | £298.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 68 MARINE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2015-01-13➕FROST, Andrew Edward appointeddirector
- 2015-01-13➕FROST, Emma Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Edward Frost Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Emma Jane Frost Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2015-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640
Registered office
33 Short Walk, Butley,
Woodbridge,
Suffolk,
IP12 3NU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FROST, Andrew Edward→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FROST, Emma Jane→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-01-13
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-03