HAMILTON SHIPPING (PORT SERVICES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI039444 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-16

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 50200

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.5y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

111 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
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CROSS, Paul Justin appointed
director
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
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PLATT, Alan Oliver appointed
director
2024-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
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MCPARLAND, Leo Joseph resigned
director
2024-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
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DENHOLM, James Niall William resigned
director
2024-02-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-04
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HALL, Martin Kieran appointed
director
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-01-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-31
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DANIELS, Craig David George appointed
secretary
2020-12-31
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HANSON, Gregory Albert resigned
secretary
2020-12-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-11-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-31
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2018-04-30
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ALLEN, Samuel Robert resigned
director
2017-11-01
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MCPARLAND, Leo Joseph appointed
director
2015-08-01
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BOYLE, Declan Gabriel resigned
director
2015-08-01
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HAMILTON, Gordon Fredric resigned
director
2015-07-31
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BEVERIDGE, Michael John resigned
director
2013-11-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ulster Bank Ireland Limited
2012-08-01
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HUGHES, Stephen Barrie appointed
director
2012-08-01
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CRAIG, Kenneth James resigned
secretary
2012-08-01
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HANSON, Gregory Albert appointed
secretary
2012-08-01
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BEVERIDGE, Michael John appointed
director
2012-08-01
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CRAIG, James Kenneth resigned
director
2012-08-01
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DENHOLM, James Niall William appointed
director
2003-03-31
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FREEMAN, Andrea resigned
director
2001-11-01
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ALLEN, Samuel Robert appointed
director
2001-11-01
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BOYLE, Declan Gabriel appointed
director
2001-11-01
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CRAIG, James Kenneth appointed
director
2001-11-01
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FREEMAN, Andrea appointed
director
2000-11-14
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HAMILTON, Gordon Fredric appointed
director
2000-11-14
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KANE, Dorothy May resigned
director
2000-11-14
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MCNEILL, Eleanor Shirley resigned
director
2000-10-16
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Company incorporated
As HAMILTON SHIPPING (PORT SERVICES) LIMITED
2000-10-16
➕
CRAIG, Kenneth James appointed
secretary
2000-10-16
➕
KANE, Dorothy May appointed
director
2000-10-16
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MCNEILL, Eleanor Shirley appointed
director

Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Denholm Logistics Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Denholm Logistics Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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HAMILTON SHIPPING (PORT SERVICES) LIMITED

This company · NI039444

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Denholm Logistics Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Hamilton Shipping Holdings Limitedceased 26/07/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-10-16

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

2 - 10

Duncrue Road

Belfast

BT3 9BP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-26

Last: 2025-12-12