MOUSA BOAT (SHETLAND) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC420884 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-02
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-07-24
    ➖
    POTTINGER, Alan Michael resigned
    director
  14. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-06-01
    ➖
    FULLERTON, James resigned
    director
  19. 2017-06-01
    ➖
    SANDISON, Garry Forsyth resigned
    director
  20. 2016-12-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Darron James appointed
    director
  21. 2016-12-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Rodney Christie appointed
    director
  22. 2012-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MOUSA BOAT (SHETLAND) LTD.
  23. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Grant Samuel Anderson appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    FULLERTON, James appointed
    director
  27. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  28. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  29. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    POTTINGER, Alan Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    SANDISON, Garry Forsyth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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: 2026-04-15

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darron James Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control27/11/2016
Mr Rodney Christie Smith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/11/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

Unit 5 Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BARCLAY, Grant Samuel Anderson→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Darron James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Rodney Christie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
FULLERTON, James→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
POTTINGER, Alan Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2017-07-24
Resigned
SANDISON, Garry Forsyth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08