SEA SKYE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC300936 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-19
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-04-18 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-14➕FAIRHURST, James Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-14➖FERRIS, Michael Ian resignednominee-secretary
- 2006-07-14➖FERRIS, Michael Ian resignednominee-director
- 2006-07-14➖MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay resignednominee-director
- 2006-04-28➕ALTON, James appointeddirector
- 2006-04-28➕ALTON, Nicholas Brian appointeddirector
- 2006-04-28➕FAIRHURST, James Thomas appointeddirector
- 2006-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs SEA SKYE LIMITED
- 2006-04-19➕FERRIS, Michael Ian appointednominee-secretary
- 2006-04-19➕FERRIS, Michael Ian appointednominee-director
- 2006-04-19➕MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr James Thomas Fairhurst Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/04/2017 |
Mr Nicholas Brian Alton Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/04/2017 |
Mr James Alton Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
1. Achmoor Court Achmore Court
Kyleakin
Isle Of Skye
IV41 8PT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-18
Last made up to: 2026-04-18
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
FAIRHURST, James Thomas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-08-14
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ALTON, James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2006-04-28
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ALTON, Nicholas Brian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-04-28
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FAIRHURST, James Thomas→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-04-28
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FERRIS, Michael Ian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2006-08-14
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
Resignednominee-director · ~80y · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2006-07-14
MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→
Resignednominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2006-07-14
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Recent filings (64 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03