INTERACTIVE PETROPHYSICS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC182198 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-19

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 steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 09100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2025-03-19
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2024-02-13
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2023-03-03
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2022-08-25
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2022-08-25
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2022-08-25
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officers · AP01
2022-06-30
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BLAKELEY, Helen appointed
director
2022-06-30
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TURNER, Julian Alan appointed
director
2022-06-30
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MCCOLLAM, Donal Edward Nial resigned
director
2022-03-29
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2021-11-09
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2021-11-09
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2021-11-09
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2021-06-15
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2021-04-16
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2021-01-22
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2021-01-21
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2020-11-03
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2020-11-03
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2020-11-03
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officers · AP03
2020-11-03
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officers · AP01
2020-10-31
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BIGMORE, Tracey Anne appointed
secretary
2020-10-31
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MEGGINSON, Geoff resigned
secretary
2020-10-31
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CLARK, David Macbrayne resigned
director
2020-10-31
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MCCOLLAM, Donal Edward Nial appointed
director
2019-04-30
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MITCHELL, David James resigned
director
2019-03-31
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BUCHANAN, Alasdair Ian resigned
director
2019-03-31
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CLARK, David Macbrayne appointed
director
2016-07-01
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BUCHANAN, Alasdair Ian appointed
director
2015-09-30
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CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay resigned
secretary
2015-09-30
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CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay resigned
director
2015-09-30
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MITCHELL, David James appointed
director
2015-08-30
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MEGGINSON, Geoff appointed
secretary
2011-02-01
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CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay appointed
director
2010-09-20
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ALLEN, Norman Henry resigned
director
2010-09-20
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BLACK, Kenneth Thomas resigned
director
2010-09-20
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WHITEHEAD, Frank Cabot resigned
director
2008-04-01
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NEVE, Patrick, Dr resigned
director
2007-07-06
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CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay appointed
secretary
2007-07-06
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-07-06
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NEVE, Patrick, Dr appointed
director
2007-05-17
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IAIN SMITH AND COMPANY resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-05-17
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-09-12
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WHITEHEAD, Carol Day Buck resigned
secretary
2001-09-12
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IAIN SMITH AND COMPANY appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-09-12
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ALLEN, Norman Henry appointed
director
2001-09-12
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BLACK, Kenneth Thomas appointed
director
1998-01-19
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Company incorporated
As INTERACTIVE PETROPHYSICS LTD.
1998-01-19
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REID, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Lloyd's Register Marine Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lloyd's Register Marine Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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INTERACTIVE PETROPHYSICS LTD.

This company · SC182198

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
Lloyd's Register Marine Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/07/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Lrqa Group Limitedceased 01/07/2021· 75-100% shares
Senergy (Gb) Limitedceased 25/09/2020· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1998-01-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Lloyd's Register Kingswells Causeway

Prime Four Business Park, Kingswells

Aberdeen

AB15 8PU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-02

Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

BIGMORE, Tracey Anne→

secretary · appointed 2020-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLAKELEY, Helen→

director · ~57y · appointed 2022-06-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TURNER, Julian Alan→

director · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2015-09-30

Resigned

MEGGINSON, Geoff→

secretary · appointed 2015-08-30 · resigned 2020-10-31

Resigned

REID, Brian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 1998-01-19

Resigned

WHITEHEAD, Carol Day Buck→

secretary · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 2001-09-12

Resigned

IAIN SMITH AND COMPANY→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2007-05-17

Resigned

MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-17 · resigned 2007-07-06

Resigned

ALLEN, Norman Henry→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2010-09-20

Resigned

BLACK, Kenneth Thomas→

director · ~67y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2010-09-20

Resigned

BUCHANAN, Alasdair Ian→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2019-03-31

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay→

director · ~58y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2015-09-30

Resigned

CLARK, David Macbrayne→

director · ~64y · appointed 2019-03-31 · resigned 2020-10-31

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen→

nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 1998-01-19

Resigned

MCCOLLAM, Donal Edward Nial→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-10-31 · resigned 2022-06-30

Resigned

MITCHELL, David James→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-30 · resigned 2019-04-30

Resigned

NEVE, Patrick, Dr→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2008-04-01

Resigned

WHITEHEAD, Frank Cabot→

director · ~73y · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 2010-09-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-03-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-08-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-08-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-08-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-03-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-20

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2021-11-09

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-11-09