1991 SHIPPING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12003211 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-17
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.3y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
29 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 7 |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-27➕PALMER, Susan Pauline appointeddirector
- 2021-11-27➖PALMER, Susan resigneddirector
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-01➕NANKIVELL, Deborah Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-05-01➕PALMER, Susan appointeddirector
- 2020-01-01➕NANKIVELL, Mark Robert Stormonth appointeddirector
- 2019-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 1991 SHIPPING LTD
- 2019-05-17➕PALMER, James William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 James William Palmer Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 17/05/2019 |
Mr Mark Robert Stormonth Nankivell Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2020 |
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
Incorporated2019-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Arthur G Mead Limited 4th Floor, Fitzrovia House
153-157 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 6QW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
NANKIVELL, Deborah Louise→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-05-01
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NANKIVELL, Mark Robert Stormonth→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-01-01
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PALMER, James William→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-05-17
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PALMER, Susan Pauline→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-11-27
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PALMER, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-05-01 · resigned 2021-11-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-21