AWS OCEAN ENERGY LIMITED

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SC268223 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
29 officers (1 active, 29 linked, 26 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
148 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.

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£418k£837k£1.3m£1.7m£2.1mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£1.99M
Current assets—£2.09M
Cash—£130.7k
Debtors—£1.96M
Net assets—£1.99M
Average employees300—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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  2. 2025-11-14
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  3. 2025-11-01
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    MONSON, Judith Enid resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-20
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  5. 2023-10-09
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  6. 2023-03-07
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  7. 2023-02-20
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-23
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2022-05-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-11-25
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  11. 2021-06-25
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  12. 2020-03-30
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  13. 2019-03-29
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  14. 2018-03-29
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  15. 2017-03-30
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  16. 2016-06-09
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  17. 2016-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2014-05-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Scottish Enterprise
  19. 2014-03-19
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    MONSON, Judith Enid appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-19
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    ANDERSON, John Crawford resigned
    director
  21. 2013-12-19
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    BARRY, Brendan James resigned
    director
  22. 2013-12-19
    ➖
    BURGIN, Stephen Rex resigned
    director
  23. 2013-12-19
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    JAMART, Jacques Edmond Victor resigned
    director
  24. 2013-12-19
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    VOLLEBREGT, Jan Erik resigned
    director
  25. 2013-11-12
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    SPENCE, Andrew Aitken resigned
    director
  26. 2013-06-25
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    JAMART, Jacques Edmond Victor appointed
    director
  27. 2013-06-25
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    PELCOT, Julien resigned
    director
  28. 2013-05-24
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2013-05-24
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    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2013-02-04
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    VOLLEBREGT, Jan Erik appointed
    director
  31. 2013-01-31
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    SUBRAMANIAN, Aruna resigned
    director
  32. 2012-08-20
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    BARRY, Brendan James appointed
    director
  33. 2012-06-15
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    DEQUAE, Bert Johan Rik resigned
    director
  34. 2012-03-29
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    BURGIN, Stephen Rex appointed
    director
  35. 2012-03-29
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    JUILLARD BOUDET, Jean-Christophe resigned
    director
  36. 2012-03-29
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    KONINCKX, Peter resigned
    director
  37. 2012-03-29
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    PELCOT, Julien appointed
    director
  38. 2011-08-31
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    BIBBY, Graham Malcolm resigned
    director
  39. 2011-08-31
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    SPENCE, Andrew Aitken appointed
    director
  40. 2011-07-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  41. 2011-06-21
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    DEQUAE, Bert Johan Rik appointed
    director
  42. 2011-06-21
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    DEQUAE, Bert Johan Rik resigned
    director
  43. 2011-06-21
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    JUILLARD BOUDET, Jean-Christophe appointed
    director
  44. 2011-06-21
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    KONINCKX, Peter appointed
    director
  45. 2011-06-21
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    MOUSSA, Ahmed resigned
    director
  46. 2011-06-21
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    SUBRAMANIAN, Aruna appointed
    director
  47. 2011-06-21
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    SUBRAMANIAN, Aruna resigned
    director
  48. 2010-07-20
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    ZHANG, Barry Fen resigned
    director
  49. 2010-04-30
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    ZHANG, Barry Fen appointed
    director
  50. 2010-02-18
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    DEQUAE, Bert Johan Rik appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Group structure

4c Marine Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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4c Marine Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AWS OCEAN ENERGY LIMITED
This company · SC268223

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
4c Marine Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

5 Findhorn House Dochfour Business Centre
Dochgarroch
Inverness
IV3 8GY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (1 active · 28 resigned)

GREY, Simon Temple→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-24 · resigned 2022-05-23
Resigned
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-21 · resigned 2013-05-24
Resigned
ANDERSON, John Crawford→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2013-12-19
Resigned
BARRY, Brendan James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-08-20 · resigned 2013-12-19
Resigned
BIBBY, Graham Malcolm→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2011-08-31
Resigned
BURGIN, Stephen Rex→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-03-29 · resigned 2013-12-19
Resigned
DEQUAE, Bert Johan Rik→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2012-06-15
Resigned
DEQUAE, Bert Johan Rik→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-18 · resigned 2011-06-21
Resigned
GARDNER, Fred→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2008-01-25
Resigned
GROENENDIJK, Klaas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2007-06-20
Resigned
JAMART, Jacques Edmond Victor→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-25 · resigned 2013-12-19
Resigned
JUILLARD BOUDET, Jean-Christophe→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2012-03-29
Resigned
KONINCKX, Peter→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2012-03-29
Resigned
KYDD, Michael Burns→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-12-20 · resigned 2008-01-25
Resigned
MONSON, Judith Enid→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-03-19 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
MOUSSA, Ahmed→
director · ~86y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2011-06-21
Resigned
MOUSSA, Ahmed→
director · ~86y · appointed 2006-08-17 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
PELCOT, Julien→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-03-29 · resigned 2013-06-25
Resigned
RAMSAY, William A G→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2009-12-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Scottish Enterprise
A registered charge—19/05/201405/04/2016
satisfied
Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V.
Floating charge1 property01/02/200820/07/2011

Recent filings (148 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25