SCOT VENTURE SHIPPING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC215111 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-26

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒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 50200

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 25.2y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 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

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
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officers · AP01
2024-06-18
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officers · TM01
2024-06-04
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MILLATT, Jonathan James appointed
director
2024-06-04
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BROOKS, Roy John resigned
director
2024-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30
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MILLATT, Robert William appointed
director
2024-01-30
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OSBORNE, Marion Terase Frances resigned
director
2024-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-27
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-25
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
2023-07-24
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
2023-06-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-16
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
2021-06-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-06-04
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
2021-01-26
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-14
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
2020-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-05-08
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-05-06
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
2019-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2015-08-21
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2015-08-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2014-05-01
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CATTO, Stuart Alexander appointed
director
2014-05-01
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LIGERTWOOD, John Gordon resigned
secretary
2014-05-01
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LIGERTWOOD, John Gordon resigned
director
2007-05-02
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OSBORNE, Marion Terase Frances appointed
director
2007-03-26
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DOREY, Anthony John resigned
director
2002-06-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2001-04-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2001-02-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2001-01-26
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Company incorporated
As SCOT VENTURE SHIPPING LIMITED
2001-01-26
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CATTO, Alexander George Munro appointed
director
2001-01-26
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CATTO, Glenda Jane appointed
director
2001-01-26
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MILLATT, Peter Thomas appointed
director
2001-01-26
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LIGERTWOOD, John Gordon appointed
secretary
2001-01-26
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CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-01-26
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CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-01-26
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BROOKS, Roy John appointed
director
2001-01-26
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DOREY, Anthony John appointed
director
2001-01-26
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LIGERTWOOD, John Gordon appointed
director
2001-01-26
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MMA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-01-26
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MMA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

11 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Scotline Marine Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scotline Marine Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SCOT VENTURE SHIPPING LIMITED

This company · SC215111

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
Scotline Marine Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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ISLE OF SKYE FERRY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ SC297537 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	83	76y
ORD STORAGE SERVICES LTD.→ SC223112 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	70y
SCOTLINE MARINE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC161473 · est 1995 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	30y	83	87y
B CORMACK & SON LIMITED→ SC236297 · est 2002	—	—	£222.4k	—	23y	82	62y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-01-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

41 Culduthel Road

Inverness

Inverness-Shire

IV2 4AT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-06

Last: 2025-12-23