ABC (MARINER) LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-16➕BURKE, Barry appointeddirector
- 2026-03-16➖RUANE, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC (MARINER) LTD
- 2020-03-17➕RUANE, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2020-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Burke Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Ruaneceased 16/03/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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