BOAT INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC426601 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
38 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,047
Cash YoY
+81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 81% YoY
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£341k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£6k£63k£133k£202k£271k£341kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£35.3k£34.6k
Current assets£340.8k£216.7k
Cash£6.2k£3.4k
Debtors£334.6k£213.2k
Net assets£-6.0k£-5.9k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
    ➕
    MARK, Ryan Thomas appointed
    director
  4. 2024-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-09-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2020-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-05-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  16. 2018-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-09-11
    ➕
    VIRTUE, Paul James appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-11
    ➕
    WILSON, Shona Alice appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-11
    ➖
    D. R. COLLIN & SON LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2012-06-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOAT INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  23. 2012-06-20
    ➕
    MARK, Ryan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-06-20
    ➕
    COOK, James Cowe appointed
    director
  25. 2012-06-20
    ➕
    D. R. COLLIN & SON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

D. R. Collin & Son Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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D. R. Collin & Son Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BOAT INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC426601

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
D. R. Collin & Son Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/06/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Unit 1 Coldingham Road Industrial Estate
Eyemouth
TD14 5AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

MARK, Ryan→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-20
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Active
COOK, James Cowe→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-06-20
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Active
MARK, Ryan Thomas→
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-06-26
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Active
VIRTUE, Paul James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-09-11
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Active
WILSON, Shona Alice→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-11
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Active
D. R. COLLIN & SON LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-06-20 · resigned 2015-09-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/05/2019—
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-09-17