CONKER MARINE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10021163 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-23
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | — |
| Current assets | £1.1k | — |
| Net assets | £1.1k | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-05-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CONKER MARINE LIMITED
- 2016-02-23➕GWILT, Katherine Joyce appointeddirector
- 2016-02-23➕GWILT, Simon Douglas appointeddirector
- 2016-02-23➕WORRALL, Yvette Ruth appointeddirector
- 2016-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Douglas Gwilt Individual · English · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
28 High Street
Totnes
TQ9 5RY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GWILT, Katherine Joyce→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2016-02-23
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GWILT, Simon Douglas→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-02-23
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WORRALL, Yvette Ruth→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-23
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-29