ENPRO SUBSEA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC398784 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-04

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.

Why now

Window closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 50 → 90
· Bankability: 55 → 75
· Deal-killer verdict: complicated → high-friction
· Opportunity score: 69 → 79

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 1 negative.

↓Deal-killer verdict: complicated → high-friction
↑Opportunity score: 69 → 79
↑Hygiene score: 50 → 90
↑Bankability: 55 → 75
·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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

Conservative operator with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y

80/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 101

Profitable

Profit before tax £2,095,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 101

Metric	2024-12-31
Gross profit	£7.73M
Operating profit	£2.24M
Profit before tax	£2.10M
Average employees	34

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
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BLUES, Andrew appointed
director
2025-09-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-17
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BARRIE, Stewart resigned
director
2024-10-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent
2024-04-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-02
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REES, Claire Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2023-10-01
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WILLEY, David Benjamin, Dr resigned
secretary
2022-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-24
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-06-24
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
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WILLEY, David Benjamin, Dr appointed
secretary
2020-04-16
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BARRIE, Stewart appointed
director
2020-04-15
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ROSE, Peter resigned
director
2020-02-20
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FERGUSON, Bruce Hill appointed
director
2020-02-20
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JOHNSON, Arthur James appointed
director
2020-02-20
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TIPTON, Dane appointed
director
2020-02-20
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STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-02-20
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BRYCE, Thomas Gerard resigned
director
2020-02-20
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DONALD, Ian resigned
director
2020-02-20
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GAMMAN, Einar resigned
director
2020-02-20
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HERRERA, Gregory John resigned
director
2020-02-20
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REID, John resigned
director
2020-02-20
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ROBB, Steven George Morris resigned
director
2020-02-20
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ROGERSON, Neil Hedley resigned
director
2020-02-20
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ROSE, Peter appointed
director
2020-02-20
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SLATTERY, Declan Joseph resigned
director
2020-02-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-10-15
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SLATTERY, Declan Joseph appointed
director
2018-01-09
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GAMMAN, Einar appointed
director
2018-01-09
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HERRERA, Gregory John appointed
director
2017-08-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2014-09-16
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ROBB, Steven George Morris appointed
director
2014-09-16
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ROGERSON, Neil Hedley appointed
director
2012-07-04
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DONALD, Ian appointed
director
2012-07-04
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REID, John appointed
director
2011-05-20
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BRYCE, Thomas Gerard appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Hunting Energy Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hunting Energy Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ENPRO SUBSEA LIMITED

This company · SC398784

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Hunting Energy Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/02/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ian Donaldceased 05/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr John Reidceased 05/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-05-04

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

C/O Hunting Energy Services Badentoy Avenue

Badentoy Industrial Estate

Portlethen

Aberdeen

AB12 4YB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-14

Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (5 active · 13 resigned)

REES, Claire Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2023-10-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLUES, Andrew→

director · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FERGUSON, Bruce Hill→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-02-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JOHNSON, Arthur James→

director · ~66y · appointed 2020-02-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TIPTON, Dane→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-02-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILLEY, David Benjamin, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2020-10-21 · resigned 2023-10-01

Resigned

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-04 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

BARRIE, Stewart→

director · ~58y · appointed 2020-04-16 · resigned 2025-01-17

Resigned

BRYCE, Thomas Gerard→

director · ~58y · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

DONALD, Ian→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-07-04 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

GAMMAN, Einar→

director · ~66y · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

HERRERA, Gregory John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

NEILSON, Ewan Craig→

nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2011-05-04 · resigned 2011-05-20

Resigned

REID, John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2012-07-04 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

ROBB, Steven George Morris→

director · ~53y · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

ROGERSON, Neil Hedley→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

ROSE, Peter→

director · ~68y · appointed 2020-02-20 · resigned 2020-04-15

Resigned

SLATTERY, Declan Joseph→

director · ~42y · appointed 2018-10-15 · resigned 2020-02-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent	A registered charge	—	16/10/2024	—
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	29/08/2017	05/02/2020

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Recent filings (132 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-20

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

mortgage · MR01

2024-10-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-10-17

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-10-16

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-10-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-31

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-04-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-17

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-10-10

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-10-09