HAVILA SHIPPING UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC180168 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-31
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£125.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £125,029

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£125k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax—£4.9k
Cash£4.5k—
Net assets£125.0k—
Average employees—200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  8. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-09-30
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    BRYCE, John Alexander resigned
    director
  17. 2008-02-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2003-03-28
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    GORDON, John Alexander Taylor resigned
    director
  19. 2002-08-13
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    BRYCE, John Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2002-06-28
    ➖
    HARCOMBE, Gerald Lawrence resigned
    director
  21. 2001-01-31
    ➖
    ENDRESEN, Asbjorn, Captain resigned
    director
  22. 2001-01-31
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    GORDON, John Alexander Taylor appointed
    director
  23. 1999-04-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 1998-05-11
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    SAEVIK, Njaal appointed
    director
  25. 1998-05-11
    ➖
    REMOY, Staale resigned
    director
  26. 1997-11-17
    ➕
    ENDRESEN, Asbjorn, Captain appointed
    director
  27. 1997-11-17
    ➕
    REMOY, Staale appointed
    director
  28. 1997-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As HAVILA SHIPPING UK LIMITED
  29. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    STORIE CRUDEN & SIMPSON appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-10-31
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    HARCOMBE, Gerald Lawrence appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Njaal Saevik
Individual · Norwegian · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/10/2016

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
Incorporated1997-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

5 Albyn Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 1YP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

STORIE CRUDEN & SIMPSON→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAEVIK, Njaal→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 1997-10-31
Resigned
BRYCE, John Alexander→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2013-09-30
Resigned
ENDRESEN, Asbjorn, Captain→
director · ~85y · appointed 1997-11-17 · resigned 2001-01-31
Resigned
GORDON, John Alexander Taylor→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-01-31 · resigned 2003-03-28
Resigned
HARCOMBE, Gerald Lawrence→
director · ~88y · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 2002-06-28
Resigned
REMOY, Staale→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-11-17 · resigned 1998-05-11
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 Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property15/04/199901/02/2008

Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-09-06