OBAN MARINA & YACHT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC415356 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-25
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-531.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52220SIC 52220
- 56101Licenced restaurants
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £531,387
Cash YoY
+733%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↑ 733% YoY
Net Worth
-£531k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 207% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-503.8k | £-500.3k |
| Current assets | £15.5k | £5.0k |
| Cash | £14.8k | £1.8k |
| Debtors | £680 | £3.3k |
| Net assets | £-531.4k | £-527.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-24➕ADAMS, Catherine Margaret appointeddirector
- 2017-02-24➕ADAMS, Gary Norman appointeddirector
- 2017-02-24➖WEIR, Catriona Moncur resigneddirector
- 2017-02-24➖WEIR, Peter Nigel resigneddirector
- 2017-02-24➖WEIR, Timothy Richard Moncur resigneddirector
- 2016-10-16➖PRICE, Neil David resigneddirector
- 2014-02-01➕PRICE, Neil David appointeddirector
- 2013-03-06➖DEACON, Susan Lisa resigneddirector
- 2012-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs OBAN MARINA & YACHT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2012-01-25➕DEACON, Susan Lisa appointeddirector
- 2012-01-25➕WEIR, Catriona Moncur appointeddirector
- 2012-01-25➕WEIR, Peter Nigel appointeddirector
- 2012-01-25➕WEIR, Timothy Richard Moncur appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Margaret Adams Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/02/2017 |
Mr Gary Norman Adams Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/02/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- North Ledaig Company Ltd., (The)ceased 24/02/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
Oban Marina & Yacht Services Ltd Adentrive Bay
Isle Of Kerrera
Oban
PA34 4SX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
ADAMS, Catherine Margaret→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAMS, Gary Norman→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEACON, Susan Lisa→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2013-03-06
PRICE, Neil David→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2016-10-16
WEIR, Catriona Moncur→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2017-02-24
WEIR, Peter Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2017-02-24
WEIR, Timothy Richard Moncur→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2017-02-24
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Recent filings (61 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-29