RATS MARINE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11401943 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £18,571

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£19k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£12
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£19k-£15k-£11k-£7k-£3k£487Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-18.6k£-17.4k
Current assets£12£487
Net assets£-18.6k£-17.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-02-20
    ➖
    CARTER, Mark Risden resigned
    director
  6. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-09-25
    ➕
    CARTER, Mark Risden appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-08-10
    ➕
    LEDGER, Mark Philip appointed
    director
  16. 2019-08-10
    ➕
    RICKARD, Robert William appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-07-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2018-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As RATS MARINE LIMITED
  20. 2018-06-07
    ➕
    LAKER, Jonathan Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2018-06-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert William Rickard
Individual · English · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/06/2019
Mr Jonathan Paul Laker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/06/2018

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
Incorporated2018-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

14 Marina Gardens
Felixstowe
IP11 2HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LAKER, Jonathan Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEDGER, Mark Philip→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-10
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Active
RICKARD, Robert William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-10
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Active
CARTER, Mark Risden→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-09-25 · resigned 2023-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-13