LOBNITZ MARINE HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC155853 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
100 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£62k£124k£186k£247k£309kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£309.3k
Current assets—£271.0k
Cash—£174.7k
Debtors—£96.3k
Net assets—£309.3k
Average employees4—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-11
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    capital · SH03
  4. 2024-06-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-02-21
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  6. 2024-02-21
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  7. 2024-02-21
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-02-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-02-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-01-31
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    MACVICAR, Archibald resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-01-31
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    MACVICAR, Archibald resigned
    director
  12. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2021-12-14
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  15. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2018-08-22
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  18. 2017-08-04
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  19. 2013-09-27
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    MACVICAR, Archibald appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-26
    ➕
    MACVICAR, Archibald appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-09-26
    ➖
    MCKINNEY, Brian Anthony resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-09-26
    ➖
    MCKINNEY, Brian Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2013-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2005-07-31
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    MACVICAR, Archibald resigned
    director
  25. 1998-06-25
    ➖
    BICKER, William resigned
    director
  26. 1995-09-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 1995-05-25
    ➕
    WESTMORE, David Michael appointed
    director
  28. 1995-05-25
    ➕
    MCKINNEY, Brian Anthony appointed
    secretary
  29. 1995-05-25
    ➖
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-05-25
    ➕
    BICKER, William appointed
    director
  31. 1995-05-25
    ➕
    MACVICAR, Archibald appointed
    director
  32. 1995-05-25
    ➕
    MCKINNEY, Brian Anthony appointed
    director
  33. 1995-05-25
    ➖
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1995-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As LOBNITZ MARINE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  35. 1995-02-08
    ➕
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1995-02-08
    ➕
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES 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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
Mr David Michael Westmore
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Archibald Macvicarceased 31/01/2024· 25-50% shares

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Sir James Clark Building
Studio 21 Abbey Mill Business
Centre Seedhill Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

WESTMORE, David Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACVICAR, Archibald→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
MCKINNEY, Brian Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 2013-09-26
Resigned
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-08 · resigned 1995-05-25
Resigned
BICKER, William→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 1998-06-25
Resigned
MACVICAR, Archibald→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-09-27 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
MACVICAR, Archibald→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 2005-07-31
Resigned
MCKINNEY, Brian Anthony→
director · ~78y · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 2013-09-26
Resigned
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-08 · resigned 1995-05-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/09/199528/08/2013

Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-03
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-02-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01