AHT MARINE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11488448 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2019-07-31📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-05-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AHT MARINE LTD
- 2018-07-27➕DOCHERTY, Belinda Eve appointeddirector
- 2018-07-27➕DOCHERTY, Hugh appointeddirector
- 2018-07-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Hugh Docherty Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/07/2018 |
Mrs Belinda Eve Docherty Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/07/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Unit 6 Parham Drive
Eastleigh
SO50 4NU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DOCHERTY, Belinda Eve→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-07-27
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DOCHERTY, Hugh→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-07-27
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07