ECHOMASTER MARINE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC286015 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-09
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 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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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 engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.6y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees111100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-03
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    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-08-14
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    SMITH, Sheila Ann resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-08-14
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    SMITH, Sheila Ann resigned
    director
  8. 2024-07-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
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  9. 2024-07-30
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  10. 2024-07-29
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  11. 2024-07-26
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-07-26
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-07-25
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    SMITH, Aileen Jean appointed
    director
  14. 2024-07-25
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    SMITH, Graeme Leslie appointed
    director
  15. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2021-06-28
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  19. 2020-03-31
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  20. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-03-31
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  22. 2012-01-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2007-09-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 2005-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ECHOMASTER MARINE LIMITED
  25. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    SMITH, Kenneth Leslie appointed
    director
  26. 2005-06-09
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    SMITH, Sheila Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-06-09
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-06-09
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    SMITH, Sheila Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SMITH, Aileen Jean (same surname) appointed 2024-07-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Leslie Smith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sheila Ann Smithceased 14/08/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2005-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

39 South Street
Elgin
IV30 1JZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SMITH, Aileen Jean→
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-07-25
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Active
SMITH, Graeme Leslie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-07-25
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Active
SMITH, Kenneth Leslie→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-06-09
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Active
SMITH, Sheila Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2024-08-14
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2005-06-09
Resigned
SMITH, Sheila Ann→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2024-08-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property25/01/2012—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property24/09/2007—
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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31