BABCOCK MARINE (ROSYTH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC333105 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
28 officers (6 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 other
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
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  5. 2025-02-03
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  9. 2024-11-28
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  14. 2024-11-28
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  15. 2024-11-25
    ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas appointed
    director
  16. 2024-11-25
    CRAIG, Phillip James appointed
    director
  17. 2024-11-25
    HEDICKER, Gareth John appointed
    director
  18. 2024-11-25
    MISRA, Avinash appointed
    director
  19. 2024-11-25
    WATSON, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2024-11-25
    JONES, Derek Malcolm resigned
    director
  21. 2024-10-10
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  22. 2024-10-02
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  23. 2024-09-30
    DOHERTY, Shaun, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 2024-09-30
    WATSON, William Robert resigned
    director
  25. 2024-09-07
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  26. 2024-09-04
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  27. 2024-08-07
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  28. 2024-07-31
    WOOD, Julia Mary resigned
    secretary
  29. 2024-07-29
    DONALDSON, John Anthony resigned
    director
  30. 2024-06-10
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  31. 2024-06-07
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  32. 2024-04-10
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  33. 2024-03-29
    COYLE, Alan resigned
    director
  34. 2022-05-31
    DOHERTY, Shaun, Dr appointed
    director
  35. 2022-05-31
    URQUHART, Iain Stuart resigned
    director
  36. 2021-10-29
    ALEXANDER, Brian Russell resigned
    director
  37. 2021-10-29
    COYLE, Alan appointed
    director
  38. 2021-03-31
    HOWIE, John Wallace resigned
    director
  39. 2018-04-30
    DIXON, James Mark resigned
    director
  40. 2018-04-30
    DONALDSON, John Anthony appointed
    director
  41. 2018-02-27
    SHEPHERD, David James resigned
    director
  42. 2018-02-08
    DIXON, James Mark appointed
    director
  43. 2018-02-08
    DONNELLY, Ian Sherriff resigned
    director
  44. 2018-02-08
    SHEPHERD, David James appointed
    director
  45. 2016-09-19
    BETHEL, Archibald Anderson resigned
    director
  46. 2016-09-19
    WATSON, William Robert appointed
    director
  47. 2016-05-25
    ALEXANDER, Brian Russell appointed
    director
  48. 2016-05-25
    MARTINELLI, Franco resigned
    director
  49. 2016-05-25
    ROGERS, Peter Lloyd resigned
    director
  50. 2014-12-17
    TAME, William resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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

Babcock Investments (Number Four) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Babcock Investments (Number Four) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BABCOCK MARINE (ROSYTH) LIMITED
This company · SC333105

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Babcock Investments (Number Four) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Babcock Marine & Technology Holdings Limitedceased 05/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2007-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110

Registered office

Rosyth Business Park
Rosyth
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 2YD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (6 active · 22 resigned)

BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-02-25
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Active
ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
CRAIG, Phillip James
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
HEDICKER, Gareth John
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
MISRA, Avinash
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
WATSON, Paul
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
BILLIALD, Stanley Alan Royall
secretary · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
BORRETT, Nicholas James William
secretary · appointed 2012-07-27 · resigned 2013-02-25
Resigned
GREIG, John David Taylor
secretary · appointed 2008-01-24 · resigned 2014-06-01
Resigned
TELLER, Valerie Francine Anne
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2012-07-27
Resigned
WOOD, Julia Mary
secretary · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Brian Russell
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-25 · resigned 2021-10-29
Resigned
BETHEL, Archibald Anderson
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2016-09-19
Resigned
COYLE, Alan
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-10-29 · resigned 2024-03-29
Resigned
DIXON, James Mark
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-02-08 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
DOHERTY, Shaun, Dr
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-05-31 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
DONALDSON, John Anthony
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-04-30 · resigned 2024-07-29
Resigned
DONNELLY, Ian Sherriff
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-02-25 · resigned 2018-02-08
Resigned
HOWIE, John Wallace
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
HOWIE, John Wallace
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2009-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-22
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-22
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-07
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
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