BLAISE MARINE (UK) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15788982 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 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
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Société Générale as Security Trustee
- 2024-12-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Société Générale as Security Trustee
- 2024-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAISE MARINE (UK) LTD
- 2024-06-19➕HARRISON, Christopher James appointedsecretary
- 2024-06-19➕HANSEN, Thomas Preben appointeddirector
- 2024-06-19➕MISHRA, Prashant appointeddirector
- 2024-06-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard John Martin Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 19/06/2024 |
Mr Marshall Eugene Eisenberg Individual · American · DOB 07/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 19/06/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200
Registered office
Colette House 2nd Floor
52-55 Piccadilly
London
W1J 0DX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HARRISON, Christopher James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-06-19
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HANSEN, Thomas Preben→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-06-19
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MISHRA, Prashant→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-06-19
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Société Générale as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 16/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Société Générale as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 10/12/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-19