TYMOR MARINE LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC329166 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-13

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 4.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£128.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialised design activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.9y

60/100

clean up first

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

· Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

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 £128,587

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£55k

Net Worth

£129k

Current Assets

£309k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£247.2k
Current assets	£309.1k
Cash	£55.1k
Debtors	£254.0k
Net assets	£128.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 8 capital
• 1 mortgage
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Scottish Enterprise
2026-03-06
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capital · SH03
2026-02-23
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capital · SH06
2026-02-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-29
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capital · SH06
2026-01-29
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capital · SH03
2026-01-06
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capital · SH06
2026-01-06
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capital · SH03
2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
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capital · SH06
2025-11-28
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capital · SH03
2025-11-13
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capital · SH06
2025-11-13
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capital · SH03
2025-10-24
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capital · SH06
2025-10-24
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capital · SH03
2025-09-03
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capital · SH06
2025-09-03
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capital · SH03
2025-08-06
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capital · SH06
2025-08-06
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capital · SH06
2025-08-05
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capital · SH06
2025-08-05
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capital · SH03
2025-08-05
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capital · SH03
2025-08-05
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capital · SH03
2025-05-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-30
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MACFARLANE, Colin John, Prof resigned
director
2021-06-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2013-08-12
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MACFARLANE, Colin John, Prof appointed
director
2007-08-13
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Company incorporated
As TYMOR MARINE LTD
2007-08-13
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MORAN, Kevin Andrew appointed
secretary
2007-08-13
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MORAN, Caroline Agnes appointed
director
2007-08-13
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MORAN, Kevin Andrew appointed
director
2007-08-13
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ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-08-13
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ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-08-13
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ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-08-13
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ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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 Kevin Andrew Moran Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Caroline Agnes Moran Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Prof Colin John Macfarlaneceased 31/05/2025· 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

Incorporated2007-08-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

40 Desswood Place

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

AB25 2DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-27

Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MORAN, Kevin Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MORAN, Caroline Agnes→

director · ~55y · appointed 2007-08-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MORAN, Kevin Andrew→

director · ~55y · appointed 2007-08-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-13 · resigned 2007-08-13

Resigned

MACFARLANE, Colin John, Prof→

director · ~76y · appointed 2013-08-12 · resigned 2025-04-30

Resigned

ABERGAN REED LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-13 · resigned 2007-08-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Scottish Enterprise	A registered charge	—	30/03/2026	—
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	10/06/2021	—

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Recent filings (76 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-04-07

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2026-03-06

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2026-02-23

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-02-04

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2026-01-29

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2026-01-29

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2026-01-06

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2026-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-17

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2025-11-28

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2025-11-28

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2025-11-13

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2025-11-13

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2025-10-24

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2025-10-24