INVERNESS MARINA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC325102 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-07
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 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£432.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.6y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £432,624
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,874 YoY
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£384k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£433k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£543k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£109k£217k£326k£435k£543kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£538.8k£576.6k
Current assets£543.3k£473.7k
Cash£383.6k£332.5k
Debtors£157.7k£139.7k
Net assets£432.6k£449.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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  2. 2025-06-26
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-06-19
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    THOMSON, Russell Alexander appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-19
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    PATTERSON, Mark resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-18
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    CAMPBELL, Gary Iain resigned
    director
  12. 2023-04-18
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Mark appointed
    director
  13. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2021-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-08-26
    ➖
    CALLANAN, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-08-25
    ➕
    CALLANAN, Andrew James appointed
    director
  21. 2021-08-25
    ➕
    CALLANAN, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  22. 2021-08-25
    ➖
    MASON, David Stuart resigned
    secretary
  23. 2021-08-25
    ➖
    MASON, David Stuart resigned
    director
  24. 2021-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  26. 2021-06-08
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  27. 2021-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  28. 2021-06-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  29. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2021-02-01
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    CAMPBELL, Gary Iain appointed
    director
  31. 2021-02-01
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Charles Angus resigned
    director
  32. 2020-02-01
    ➕
    MACLEOD, George Scott appointed
    director
  33. 2020-02-01
    ➖
    SHERRET, Brian Watson resigned
    director
  34. 2015-08-20
    ➖
    CATTO, Alexander George Munro resigned
    director
  35. 2015-08-20
    ➕
    SHERRET, Brian Watson appointed
    director
  36. 2014-03-14
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Charles Angus appointed
    director
  37. 2014-03-14
    ➖
    MICHIE, Roderick Harvey resigned
    director
  38. 2012-09-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  39. 2012-09-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  40. 2012-09-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  41. 2012-09-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  42. 2008-04-28
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    HOGAN, James Mackenzie appointed
    director
  43. 2008-04-28
    ➕
    MASON, David Stuart appointed
    secretary
  44. 2008-04-28
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Alan Gray resigned
    secretary
  45. 2008-04-28
    ➕
    CATTO, Alexander George Munro appointed
    director
  46. 2008-04-28
    ➖
    FRASER, Cristina resigned
    director
  47. 2008-04-28
    ➕
    MASON, David Stuart appointed
    director
  48. 2008-04-28
    ➕
    MICHIE, Roderick Harvey appointed
    director
  49. 2007-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As INVERNESS MARINA LIMITED
  50. 2007-06-07
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Alan Gray appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
The Harbour Trust Of Inverness
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Caley Cruisers Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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INVERNESS MARINA LIMITED
This company · SC325102

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Harbour Trust Of Inverness
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
Caley Cruisers Ltd.
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 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
Incorporated2007-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

The Inverness Harbour Office
Longman Drive
Inverness
IV1 1SU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

CALLANAN, Andrew James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGAN, James Mackenzie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-04-28
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Active
MACLEOD, George Scott→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-02-01
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Active
THOMSON, Russell Alexander→
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALLANAN, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2021-08-25 · resigned 2021-08-26
Resigned
MASON, David Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-28 · resigned 2021-08-25
Resigned
MCDONALD, Alan Gray→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-07 · resigned 2008-04-28
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Gary Iain→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-02-01 · resigned 2023-04-18
Resigned
CATTO, Alexander George Munro→
director · ~87y · appointed 2008-04-28 · resigned 2015-08-20
Resigned
FRASER, Cristina→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-06-07 · resigned 2008-04-28
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Charles Angus→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned
MASON, David Stuart→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-04-28 · resigned 2021-08-25
Resigned
MICHIE, Roderick Harvey→
director · ~84y · appointed 2008-04-28 · resigned 2014-03-14
Resigned
PATTERSON, Mark→
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2025-06-19
Resigned
SHERRET, Brian Watson→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-20 · resigned 2020-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Standard security1 property27/09/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property24/09/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/09/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/09/2012—
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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-21