STOLT SEA FARM LTD.
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC114037 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-13
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 0502
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 72/100. Strong seller-intent signal (88/100, director aged 67). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
17 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 31.8y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (3 active, 26 linked, 17 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
170 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand
- 2011-01-28📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-01-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-10-08📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-09-28📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-02-17📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-30📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-09-24📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-02-04📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-12-05📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2007-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-10-16📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-10-15📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-10-15📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-10-01➕MCINTOSH, Kenneth James appointeddirector
- 2007-10-01➖WILSON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2007-09-14📍legacyaddress · 353
- 2007-09-14📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-09-14📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-04-27📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-04-27📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-04-02➕SUTHERLAND, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2007-04-02➖GRONTVEOT, Havard Johannes resigneddirector
- 2007-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-30📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-09-13📄legacyaccounts · 244
- 2006-08-18📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-08-18📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-08-16➖LORENTZEN, James Stove resigneddirector
- 2006-08-15➕GRONTVEOT, Havard Johannes appointeddirector
- 2006-08-08➕THOMPSON, Lorraine Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-08➖SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-08➕WILSON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2006-01-24➖FALLER, Guy Nicholas Anthony resigneddirector
- 2005-02-18➖MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-18➕SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-03🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2003-01-03🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2003-01-03🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2003-01-03🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2002-08-09➕LORENTZEN, James Stove appointeddirector
- 2002-08-09➖STOLT-NIELSEN, Niels Gregers resigneddirector
- 2002-05-31➕MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances appointedsecretary
- 2002-05-31➖WILSON, Roger resignedsecretary
- 2001-10-05➖CUNNINGHAM, Roderick resignedsecretary
- 2001-09-28➕WILSON, Roger appointedsecretary
- 2000-09-27➖STEIRO, Oystein resigneddirector
- 1998-06-09🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Sea Farm Europe Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 108 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-01-28
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC0502 — SIC 0502
Registered office
Ratho Park, 88 Glasgow Road
Ratho Station
Newbridge
Midlothian
EH28 8PP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 23 resigned)
THOMPSON, Lorraine Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-08-08
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MCINTOSH, Kenneth James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-01
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SUTHERLAND, Alan George→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-04-02
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BRADSHAW, Stephen John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-11-02 · resigned 1993-05-28
CUNNINGHAM, Roderick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-18 · resigned 2001-10-05
CUNNINGHAM, Roderick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1988-10-13 · resigned 1992-12-31
DREW, Dan Hamilton→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-05-28 · resigned 1997-12-18
MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2005-02-18
WILSON, Roger→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2002-05-31
SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-18 · resigned 2006-08-08
BAILLIE, Stuart Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1992-11-02 · resigned 1997-02-01
BRADSHAW, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1992-11-02 · resigned 1993-05-28
CUNNINGHAM, Roderick→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1988-10-13 · resigned 1992-11-02
DREW, Dan Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1992-05-28 · resigned 1997-12-18
FALLER, Guy Nicholas Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-12-18 · resigned 2006-01-24
GABRIEL, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1992-11-02 · resigned 1997-12-18
GILLEN, Patrick Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1997-02-26 · resigned 1997-12-18
GRONTVEOT, Havard Johannes→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2007-04-02
INGRAM, Michael Peter, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1990-12-30
LORENTZEN, James Stove→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-08-09 · resigned 2006-08-16
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Mortgages & charges
17
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Sea Farm Europe Sea Farm Europe Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 09/06/1998 | 03/01/2003 | |
| satisfied | Sea Farm Europe Sea Farm Europe Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 09/06/1998 | 03/01/2003 | |
| satisfied | Sea Farm Europe Sea Farm Europe Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 09/06/1998 | 03/01/2003 | |
| satisfied | Sea Farm Europe Sea Farm Europe Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 18/03/1998 | 03/01/2003 | |
| satisfied | Ewos Ewos Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/08/1995 | 30/03/1998 | |
| satisfied | Abacus (C.I.) as Trustee of the D.H. Drew Settlement Abacus (C.I.) Limited as Trustee of the D.H. Drew Settlement | Standard security | 1 property | 10/08/1994 | 29/12/1997 | |
| satisfied | Abacus (C.I.) as Trustee of the D.H. Drew Settlement Abacus (C.I.) Limited as Trustee of the D.H. Drew Settlement | Standard security | 1 property | 10/08/1994 | 29/12/1997 | |
| satisfied | Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation as Trustee Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 03/08/1994 | 29/12/1997 | |
| satisfied | Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation as Trustee Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 03/08/1994 | 29/12/1997 | |
| satisfied | Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation as Trustee Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 03/08/1994 | 29/12/1997 | |
| satisfied | Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation as Trustee Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 03/08/1994 | 29/12/1997 | |
| satisfied | Abacus (C.I.) as Trustee of the D.H. Drew Settlement Abacus (C.I.) Limited as Trustee of the D.H. Drew Settlement | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 06/07/1994 | 03/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation as Trustee Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 06/07/1994 | 03/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation as Trustee Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 06/07/1994 | 03/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation as Trustee Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/07/1994 | 03/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | Abacus (C.I.) as Trustee of the D.H. Drew Settlement Abacus (C.I.) Limited as Trustee of the D.H. Drew Settlement | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/07/1994 | 03/02/1998 | |
| satisfied | Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation as Trustee Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/07/1994 | 03/02/1998 |
Recent filings (170 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-01-28
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-10-08
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-07-19
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-26
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-02-17
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-30
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-09-24
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-02-04
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2007-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-10-29
legacy
officers · 288c
2007-10-16
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-10-15
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-10-15