SURVITEC SURVIVAL CRAFT LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC131397 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-22
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Bankability: 67 → 77
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Bankability: 67 → 77
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 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
9 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 34.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
164 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2026-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-16➕HERMAN, Eric Cornelis Maria appointeddirector
- 2025-12-16➖SADA, Claude Husain resigneddirector
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-11📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-07-11📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-08-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-08-28📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-11-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-11-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-09-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-09-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-26➕VETTESE, Ronald appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31➕KLEDAL, Robert Steen appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31➖MCCLELLAND, Louise Ellen resigneddirector
- 2022-09-30🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring S.A.
- 2022-09-27🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring
- 2022-01-26➖DEVANI, Suketu Kishor resigneddirector
- 2022-01-26➕SADA, Claude Husain appointeddirector
- 2021-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2021-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-05-25➖CAMPBELL, Alexander George resigneddirector
- 2020-07-20➖HUNT, Raymond Keith resigneddirector
- 2020-07-13➕CAMPBELL, Alexander George appointeddirector
- 2020-06-30➖WILKINSON, Ross Philip resigneddirector
- 2020-04-30➖MILLAR, Leanne Margaret resigneddirector
- 2020-04-03➕MCCLELLAND, Louise Ellen appointeddirector
- 2020-02-07🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lucid Trustee Services Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2020-02-07🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lucid Trustee Services Limited
- 2019-10-04➖LEWIS, Sally resignedsecretary
- 2019-05-14➕DEVANI, Suketu Kishor appointeddirector
- 2019-05-14➕MILLAR, Leanne Margaret appointeddirector
- 2019-05-14➕WILKINSON, Ross Philip appointeddirector
- 2019-04-30➖STOCKER, John Cyril George resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 76 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Survitec Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Survitec Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SURVITEC SURVIVAL CRAFT LTD
This company · SC131397
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Survitec Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/06/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Comptonia Nominees Limitedceased 29/06/2021· 75-100% voting
- Survitec Group Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110
Registered office
Findon Shore
Findon
Aberdeen
AB12 3RL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)
HERMAN, Eric Cornelis Maria→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-12-16
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KLEDAL, Robert Steen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VETTESE, Ronald→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-05-26
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CAMPBELL, Catherine Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-09-16 · resigned 2015-09-29
LEWIS, Sally→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-29 · resigned 2019-10-04
MCGRATH, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-04-22 · resigned 1991-09-16
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-04-22 · resigned 1991-04-22
BATES, Christopher Ralph→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-29 · resigned 2018-08-16
CAMPBELL, Alexander George→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-07-13 · resigned 2021-05-25
CAMPBELL, Angus John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1991-04-22 · resigned 2016-07-01
DEVANI, Suketu Kishor→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-05-14 · resigned 2022-01-26
HUNT, Raymond Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1991-04-22 · resigned 2020-07-20
MCCLELLAND, Louise Ellen→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-04-03 · resigned 2023-03-31
MCGRATH, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1991-04-22 · resigned 1991-09-16
MILLAR, Leanne Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-05-14 · resigned 2020-04-30
SADA, Claude Husain→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-01-26 · resigned 2025-12-16
STOCKER, John Cyril George→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-29 · resigned 2019-04-30
WILKINSON, Ross Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-05-14 · resigned 2020-06-30
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-04-22 · resigned 1991-04-22
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring S.A. | A registered charge | — | 30/09/2022 | 08/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring | A registered charge | — | 27/09/2022 | 08/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lucid Trustee Services (As Security Agent) Lucid Trustee Services Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2020 | 29/06/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lucid Trustee Services Lucid Trustee Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2020 | 29/06/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/05/2016 | 16/05/2018 | |
| satisfied | Bnp Paribas, London Branch | A registered charge | — | 17/12/2015 | 29/06/2021 | |
| satisfied | Bnp Paribas, London Branch | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2015 | 29/06/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 19/12/2002 | 16/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/11/1991 | 02/10/2015 |
Recent filings (164 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-08-28