SCIENTIFIC UNDERWATER LOGISTICS AND (SULA) DIVING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC260839 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees141200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2016-11-17
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  16. 2016-06-29
    ➕
    HEATH, Kevin James appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-29
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Bertrand Belafonte appointed
    director
  18. 2016-06-29
    ➕
    THOMSON, Malcolm appointed
    director
  19. 2016-06-29
    ➖
    FORBES, Fiona Marie resigned
    director
  20. 2016-06-29
    ➖
    NICOLSON, Hope Mary Rose resigned
    director
  21. 2015-05-08
    ➖
    PORTER, Valerie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    FORBES, Fiona Marie appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    NICOLSON, Hope Mary Rose appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-07
    ➖
    FORBES, Robert resigned
    director
  25. 2005-10-21
    ➖
    FORBES, Anne Francesca resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-10-21
    ➕
    PORTER, Valerie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As SCIENTIFIC UNDERWATER LOGISTICS AND (SULA) DIVING LIMITED
  28. 2003-12-15
    ➕
    FORBES, Anne Francesca appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-12-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-12-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-12-15
    ➕
    FORBES, Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2003-12-15
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2003-12-15
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malcolm Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mr Kevin James Heath
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mr Bertrand Belafonte Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2003-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Workshop (G10) Garson Place
Garson Industrial Estate
Stromness
Orkney
KW16 3JU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

HEATH, Kevin James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Bertrand Belafonte→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Malcolm→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES, Anne Francesca→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2005-10-21
Resigned
PORTER, Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-21 · resigned 2015-05-08
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2003-12-15
Resigned
FORBES, Fiona Marie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-05-08 · resigned 2016-06-29
Resigned
FORBES, Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2015-05-07
Resigned
NICOLSON, Hope Mary Rose→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-05-08 · resigned 2016-06-29
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2003-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16