PORT BANNATYNE MARINA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC241784 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£765.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52101
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £765,147
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£188k
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£765k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£437k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £807.6k | £701.7k |
| Current assets | £436.5k | £415.6k |
| Cash | £187.5k | £123.3k |
| Debtors | £249.0k | £292.2k |
| Net assets | £765.1k | £654.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Chamber Acorn Fund (Humber) LTD
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-11-01➖STRATHIE, Stewart Cunningham resigneddirector
- 2008-10-31➕STIRLING, John Martyn appointeddirector
- 2008-09-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2003-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs PORT BANNATYNE MARINA LIMITED
- 2003-01-06➕STIRLING, John Jarvie appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-06➕STIRLING, John Jarvie appointeddirector
- 2003-01-06➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-06➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-06➕STRATHIE, Stewart Cunningham appointeddirector
- 2003-01-06➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-01-06➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Boatyard Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Boatyard Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PORT BANNATYNE MARINA LIMITED
This company · SC241784
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Boatyard Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/01/2022 |
Mr John Jarvie Stirling Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52101 — SIC 52101
Registered office
The Boatyard
Port Bannatyne
Isle Of Bute
PA20 0LT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
STIRLING, John Jarvie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STIRLING, John Martyn→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2008-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STIRLING, John Jarvie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2003-01-06
STRATHIE, Stewart Cunningham→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2008-11-01
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2003-01-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Chamber Acorn Fund (Humber) Chamber Acorn Fund (Humber) LTD | A registered charge | — | 01/10/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/09/2008 | 31/10/2024 |
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-05