LIZARD MARINE SALVAGE & EXPLORATION LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13436267 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-03
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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 (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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 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
29 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.
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-18➖CORNEY, John Lauchlan resigneddirector
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-08➕BENSON, John appointeddirector
- 2025-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-28➕CORNEY, John Lauchlan appointeddirector
- 2024-05-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-05-02➖ESPOSITO, Brian J Esposito resigneddirector
- 2024-05-02➖ROUTH, Bert Ellis resigneddirector
- 2024-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-30➕ESPOSITO, Brian J Esposito appointeddirector
- 2024-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-23➕ROUTH, Bert Ellis appointeddirector
- 2023-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24➖ESPOSITO, Brian resigneddirector
- 2023-01-24➖WIGHT, George resigneddirector
- 2023-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-20➖POOLE, Colin resigneddirector
- 2022-07-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-09➕ESPOSITO, Brian appointeddirector
- 2022-07-09➕WIGHT, George appointeddirector
- 2022-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-08➕POOLE, Colin appointeddirector
- 2021-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs LIZARD MARINE SALVAGE & EXPLORATION LTD
- 2021-06-03➕STACEY, Robin Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robin Charles Stacey Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310
Registered office
12 Springfield Road
Newquay
TR7 1RT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BENSON, John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-02-08
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STACEY, Robin Charles→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-06-03
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CORNEY, John Lauchlan→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-06-28 · resigned 2026-05-18
ESPOSITO, Brian J Esposito→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-03-30 · resigned 2024-05-02
ESPOSITO, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-07-09 · resigned 2023-01-24
POOLE, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2022-10-20
ROUTH, Bert Ellis→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-04-23 · resigned 2024-05-02
WIGHT, George→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-07-09 · resigned 2023-01-24
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-22