BROADSEA ROV LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC337770 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-44.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £44,147
Very low cash
Cash position: £13
Net assets shrinking
Down £57,766 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
-£44k
↓ 424% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£44k-£30k-£16k-£2k£13k£27kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£132.2k£219.6k
Current assets£25.2k£26.8k
Cash£13£2.1k
Debtors£25.2k£24.7k
Net assets£-44.1k£13.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-05-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2018-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2018-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-05-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-12-11
    BOND, Derek appointed
    director
  19. 2017-12-11
    DUSHER, Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-11
    MCKENZIE, Colin Grant resigned
    director
  21. 2017-12-11
    MCKENZIE, Helen resigned
    director
  22. 2008-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BROADSEA ROV LIMITED
  23. 2008-02-13
    MCKENZIE, Helen appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-02-13
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-02-13
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-02-13
    MCKENZIE, Colin Grant appointed
    director
  27. 2008-02-13
    MCKENZIE, Helen appointed
    director
  28. 2008-02-13
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2008-02-13
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-27

Group structure

Mdb Marine Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mdb Marine Ltd
Corporate parent
BROADSEA ROV LIMITED
This company · SC337770

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
Mdb Marine Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%75-100% voting11/12/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Colin Grant Mckenzieceased 11/12/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Helen Mckenzieceased 11/12/2017· 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
Incorporated2008-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

33 Barrasgate Road
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9DQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MCKENZIE, Helen
secretary · appointed 2008-02-13
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Active
BOND, Derek
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-12-11
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Active
DUSHER, Michael
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-12-11
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2008-02-13
Resigned
MCKENZIE, Colin Grant
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2017-12-11
Resigned
MCKENZIE, Helen
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2017-12-11
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2008-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-28