BK MARINE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC303508 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.58M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,577,814
Cash YoY
+204%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.1m
↑ 204% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£316k£631k£947k£1.3m£1.6mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.85M£2.60M
Current assets£1.30M£679.2k
Cash£1.13M£371.7k
Debtors£169.8k£307.5k
Net assets£1.58M£1.43M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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  2. 2025-04-15
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  3. 2025-04-15
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  4. 2025-04-15
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  5. 2025-04-15
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    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-04-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-04-15
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    Charge satisfied #9
  8. 2025-04-15
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    Charge satisfied #8
  9. 2025-04-15
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    Charge satisfied #7
  10. 2025-04-15
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    Charge satisfied #6
  11. 2025-04-15
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    Charge satisfied #5
  12. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-12-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2022-12-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2022-11-30
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  19. 2022-11-30
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  20. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-09-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  23. 2021-09-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-11-15
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  26. 2019-07-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  27. 2019-07-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  28. 2019-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #4
  29. 2019-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #3
  30. 2018-08-08
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  31. 2018-08-08
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  32. 2017-05-02
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  33. 2017-05-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  34. 2017-05-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  35. 2017-05-02
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    Charge satisfied #2
  36. 2011-07-26
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    ANDERSON, Robert Ewan resigned
    director
  37. 2009-06-04
    ➖
    MACKINNONS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2006-10-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  39. 2006-07-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  40. 2006-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BK MARINE LIMITED
  41. 2006-06-07
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    WILLIAMSON, Marjorie Isobel Tait appointed
    secretary
  42. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    ROSS, Donald Gordon Fraser appointed
    director
  43. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, John Gordon appointed
    director
  44. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Marjorie Isobel Tait appointed
    director
  45. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    MACKINNONS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  46. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Robert Ewan appointed
    director
  47. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    SCOTT, Charles Marshall appointed
    nominee-director
  48. 2006-06-07
    ➖
    SCOTT, Charles Marshall resigned
    nominee-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Marjorie Isobel Tait Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr John Gordon Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2006-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 6 Toll Clock Shopping Centre
26 North Road
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0PE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Marjorie Isobel Tait→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Donald Gordon Fraser→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, John Gordon→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Marjorie Isobel Tait→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINNONS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-07 · resigned 2009-06-04
Resigned
ANDERSON, Robert Ewan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-06-07 · resigned 2011-07-26
Resigned
SCOTT, Charles Marshall→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2006-06-07 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property30/11/202215/04/2025
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property30/11/202215/04/2025
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property08/08/201815/04/2025
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property08/08/201815/04/2025
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge—02/05/201715/04/2025
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property02/05/201725/07/2019
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property02/05/201725/07/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Statutory mortgage1 property20/10/200602/05/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property06/07/200621/09/2021

Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-01