CELTIC SEA LIMITED

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SC129691 · ltd · incorporated 1991-01-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.18M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.1y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,183,811

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4.2m
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 159% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£837k£1.7m£2.5m£3.3m£4.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£30.0k£2.3k
Current assets£22.0k£8.5k
Net assets£4.18M£4.13M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-10
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    HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-09-20
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  5. 2023-09-14
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  6. 2022-09-29
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  7. 2021-09-17
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  8. 2020-09-03
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  9. 2019-09-19
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  10. 2018-09-24
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  11. 2017-09-28
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  12. 2016-09-20
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  13. 2016-01-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-14
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-02
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  16. 2014-09-08
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  17. 1994-07-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 1994-07-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  19. 1994-04-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  20. 1993-05-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 1992-12-15
    ➕
    HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria appointed
    secretary
  22. 1992-12-14
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Kenneth John Baillie Stewart resigned
    secretary
  23. 1991-02-22
    ➕
    HEINIGER, Philippe Heinz, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 1991-02-22
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Kenneth John Baillie Stewart appointed
    secretary
  25. 1991-02-22
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1991-02-22
    ➕
    HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria appointed
    director
  27. 1991-02-22
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1991-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CELTIC SEA LIMITED
  29. 1991-01-30
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1991-01-30
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Philippe Heinz Heiniger
Individual · Swiss · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated1991-01-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

Loch
Melfort
Arduaine
Argyll
PA34 4XQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria→
secretary · appointed 1992-12-15
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Active
HEINIGER, Philippe Heinz, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 1991-02-22
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Active
MACLEOD, Kenneth John Baillie Stewart→
secretary · appointed 1991-02-22 · resigned 1992-12-14
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-01-30 · resigned 1991-02-22
Resigned
HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria→
director · ~65y · appointed 1991-02-22 · resigned 2026-02-10
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-01-30 · resigned 1991-02-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Irrevocable assignation of grant monies1 property15/07/1994—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property20/04/1994—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property05/05/199328/07/1994
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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-19