DENHOLM PORT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC032785 · ltd · incorporated 1958-01-03

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other transportation support activities

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

51 officers (7 active, 51 linked, 47 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

243 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (111 events)Click to expand

2025-10-02
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2025-01-06
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officers · AP01
2025-01-06
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officers · TM01
2025-01-01
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BRUBAKK, Bjorn Arild Haas appointed
director
2025-01-01
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BRATHAGEN, Knut resigned
director
2024-12-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
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accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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officers · AP01
2024-05-24
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PLATT, Alan Oliver appointed
director
2024-05-07
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officers · TM01
2024-05-03
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DENHOLM, James Niall William resigned
director
2023-09-26
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accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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NYHUS, Lars appointed
director
2022-11-23
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SANDE, Magnus Alexander Kjensdal resigned
director
2022-11-23
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officers · AP01
2022-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-21
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accounts · AA
2021-03-01
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officers · AP01
2021-01-06
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officers · AP03
2021-01-06
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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
2020-09-22
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accounts · AA
2020-08-25
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CROSS, Paul Justin appointed
director
2020-08-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-13
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NYHEIM, Erik resigned
director
2019-05-13
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SANDE, Magnus Alexander Kjensdal appointed
director
2018-11-20
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MACLEHOSE, Benjamin Donald Robert appointed
director
2018-11-19
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CROSS, Paul Justin resigned
director
2018-11-19
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KNIGHT, Peter resigned
director
2018-11-15
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HUGHES, Stephen Barrie resigned
director
2018-11-15
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KERSLAKE, Sean Roland resigned
director
2018-11-12
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CUYT, Jan Frans Jose resigned
director
2018-11-01
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BRATHAGEN, Knut appointed
director
2018-11-01
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NYHEIM, Erik appointed
director
2017-11-15
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JOSEFSEN, Inger-Lise resigned
director
2017-04-30
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HUTT, Simon Wilson resigned
director
2017-04-05
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CUYT, Jan Frans Jose appointed
director
2017-04-05
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HUGHES, Stephen Barrie appointed
director
2017-04-05
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JOSEFSEN, Inger-Lise appointed
director
2017-04-04
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BJARLOW, Bard resigned
director
2017-03-31
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TRANTER, Gary John resigned
director
2017-01-01
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CROSS, Paul Justin appointed
director
2017-01-01
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KERSLAKE, Sean Roland appointed
director
2016-01-01
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FREEMAN, Ross Dennis resigned
director
2016-01-01
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HUTT, Simon Wilson appointed
director
2014-01-23
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FREEMAN, Ross Dennis appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Wilhelmsen Maritime Services As

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Denholm Logistics Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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DENHOLM PORT SERVICES LIMITED

This company · SC032785

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Denholm Logistics Group Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	25–50%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services As Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	08/10/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding Asaceased 08/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Morten Wilhelm Wilhelmsenceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1958-01-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

18 Woodside Crescent

Glasgow

G3 7UL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31