SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC259694 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-24

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

£1.45M

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 09100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: conservative operator 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 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

21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,366,000

Turned profitable

Returned to profit this year

Turnover YoY

-9%

Year on year

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	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Turnover	£1.45M	£1.59M
Gross profit	£1.45M	£1.59M
Operating profit	£-3.49M	£-3.05M
Profit before tax	£1.37M	£-3.05M
Average employees	1500	2300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2025-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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SPEXARTH, James W. resigned
director
2024-12-12
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ACKERMAN, Carolina Martha appointed
director
2024-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-24
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BERNARD, Alan Patrick resigned
director
2022-08-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18
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EDWARDS, Blaine Douglass resigned
director
2022-01-24
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-19
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-07-19
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-28
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BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-06-28
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PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-06-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-18
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MASTERS, William Blix resigned
director
2021-05-14
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CLARK, Joanna appointed
director
2021-05-14
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BALLARD, Westervelt resigned
director
2021-05-14
➕
BERNARD, Alan Patrick appointed
director
2021-05-14
➕
EDWARDS, Blaine Douglass appointed
director
2021-05-14
➕
SPEXARTH, James W. appointed
director
2018-03-01
➕
BALLARD, Westervelt appointed
director
2018-03-01
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TAYLOR, Robert Steckman resigned
director
2012-08-08
➖
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2012-08-08
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PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-05-16
➖
CROFTS, Russell Alexander resigned
director
2012-05-16
➕
MASTERS, William Blix appointed
director
2012-05-16
➖
MOIR, Barry Robert resigned
director
2012-05-16
➕
TAYLOR, Robert Steckman appointed
director
2011-06-30
➖
COLLIE, Mike resigned
director
2009-03-11
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BERRY, Graham resigned
director
2008-11-01
➕
MOIR, Barry Robert appointed
director
2008-02-20
➕
COLLIE, Mike appointed
director
2006-04-01
➕
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-04-01
➖
DUPRE, Morley John resigned
director
2006-03-31
➖
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-05-04
➖
WILSON, Clark Imrie resigned
director
2004-10-31
➖
GOULDEN, Charles Richard resigned
director
2004-10-08
➕
DUPRE, Morley John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Superior Energy Services (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Superior Energy Services (Uk) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED

This company · SC259694

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
Superior Energy Services (Uk) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/05/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Superior Energy Services (Holdings) Limitedceased 31/05/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-11-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Brodies House

31 - 33 Union Grove

Aberdeen

Scotland

AB10 6SD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-26

Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-06-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ACKERMAN, Carolina Martha→

director · ~60y · appointed 2024-12-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLARK, Joanna→

director · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-24 · resigned 2006-03-31

Resigned

MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2012-08-08

Resigned

PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-08 · resigned 2021-06-28

Resigned

BALLARD, Westervelt→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-03-01 · resigned 2021-05-14

Resigned

BERNARD, Alan Patrick→

director · ~69y · appointed 2021-05-14 · resigned 2022-08-24

Resigned

BERRY, Graham→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-01-30 · resigned 2009-03-11

Resigned

BROWN, Albert→

director · ~75y · appointed 2004-01-30 · resigned 2004-09-10

Resigned

COLLIE, Mike→

director · ~79y · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2011-06-30

Resigned

CROFTS, Russell Alexander→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-01-30 · resigned 2012-05-16

Resigned

DUPRE, Morley John→

director · ~81y · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2006-04-01

Resigned

EDWARDS, Blaine Douglass→

director · ~65y · appointed 2021-05-14 · resigned 2022-08-18

Resigned

GOULDEN, Charles Richard→

director · ~71y · appointed 2004-01-30 · resigned 2004-10-31

Resigned

MASTERS, William Blix→

director · ~69y · appointed 2012-05-16 · resigned 2021-05-18

Resigned

MOIR, Barry Robert→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-11-01 · resigned 2012-05-16

Resigned

SPEXARTH, James W.→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-05-14 · resigned 2024-12-31

Resigned

TAYLOR, Robert Steckman→

director · ~72y · appointed 2012-05-16 · resigned 2018-03-01

Resigned

WILSON, Clark Imrie→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-01-30 · resigned 2005-05-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-16

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

officers · AP01

2025-01-14

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

officers · TM01

2025-01-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-12-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-29

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

officers · TM01

2022-08-25

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

officers · TM01

2022-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-25

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2022-01-24