HAVSEA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC322113 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-24

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

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2018-09-20
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2013-05-09
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STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2008-05-05
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STRONACHS resigned
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2008-05-05
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STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2007-04-26
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GOODLAD, John Hutchison appointed
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2007-04-26
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GOODLAD, Wilma Robertson Forbes appointed
director
2007-04-26
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NEILSON, Ewan Craig resigned
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2007-04-24
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Company incorporated
As HAVSEA LIMITED
2007-04-24
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STRONACHS appointed
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2007-04-24
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NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
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Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Hutchison Goodlad Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Wilma Robertson Forbes Goodlad Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-04-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Fugloy East Voe

Scalloway

Shetland

ZE1 0US

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-08

Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GOODLAD, John Hutchison→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-04-26

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Active

GOODLAD, Wilma Robertson Forbes→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-04-26

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Active

STRONACHS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2008-05-05

Resigned

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-05 · resigned 2013-05-09

Resigned

NEILSON, Ewan Craig→

nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2007-04-26

Resigned

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