THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE LIMITED

📉Decliningactive

SC249331 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-05-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "declining"

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20590

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

71200Technical testing and analysis
72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (6 active, 24 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £65,692

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Profit before tax	£65.7k	£231.9k
Average employees	78	7900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
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BUTTERFIELD, Caroline Anne resigned
director
2026-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
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officers · AP01
2026-01-23
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BRUTON, Gillian Margaret appointed
director
2025-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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DAVID, Sally-Ann resigned
director
2025-03-10
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FINN, Matthew appointed
director
2025-03-10
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KERMODE, Neil Arthur resigned
director
2025-03-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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MILL, Andrew resigned
director
2022-09-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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LITTLEJOHN, Iain Anthony appointed
director
2022-09-01
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DAVID, Sally-Ann appointed
director
2022-07-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
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YOUNG, Sheryl Ann resigned
director
2022-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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GRAY, Alistair Budge resigned
director
2020-01-29
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BUTTERFIELD, Caroline Anne appointed
director
2017-07-01
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YOUNG, Sheryl Ann appointed
director
2017-06-30
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GRIFFITHS, John William resigned
director
2017-05-31
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RITCH, Donna appointed
director
2016-05-25
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RITCH, Donna appointed
secretary
2016-05-25
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HILL, Duncan Mervin Norman resigned
secretary
2015-06-30
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BRYDEN, Ian Gordon, Professor resigned
director
2014-07-17
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EDGAR, William resigned
director
2014-03-26
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CHAPMAN, Ronald Eric appointed
director
2014-03-20
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MILL, Andrew appointed
director
2013-06-30
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MACNAB, William Hugh resigned
director
2009-09-21
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ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, John Hosmer resigned
director
2007-05-29
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STOCKAN, James Wilson resigned
director
2005-11-03
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KERMODE, Neil Arthur appointed
director
2005-09-01
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BASTER, Jeremy resigned
director
2005-09-01
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BRYDEN, Ian Gordon, Professor appointed
director
2005-09-01
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EDGAR, William appointed
director
2005-09-01
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GRAY, Alistair Budge appointed
director
2005-09-01
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STOCKAN, James Wilson appointed
director
2005-08-26
➖
MILL, Andrew, Professor resigned
director
2005-01-31
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GRANT, Kenneth Melville Mccallum resigned
director
2004-10-31
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HARRISON, Graeme Boath resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BUTTERFIELD, Caroline Anne resigned 2026-02-13; DAVID, Sally-Ann resigned 2025-08-31

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2003-05-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590

Registered office

The Charles Clouston Building O.R.I.C.

Back Road

Stromness

Orkney

KW16 3AW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-27

Last: 2026-03-13