OCEAN HUNTER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC450327 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£88.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £88,475
Cash YoY
+317%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£85k
↑ 317% YoY
Net Worth
£88k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↑ 218% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£37k£55k£74k£92kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£133.5k£133.6k
Current assets£92.0k£29.0k
Cash£84.9k£20.4k
Debtors£1.7k£3.0k
Net assets£88.5k£84.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-06-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-06-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2023-06-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-16
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-23
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-10-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-04
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2015-04-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2013-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As OCEAN HUNTER LIMITED
  22. 2013-05-17
    ➕
    ADDISON, Margaret appointed
    director
  23. 2013-05-17
    ➕
    MACQUEEN, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Margaret Addison
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr John Macqueen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

R A Clement Associates
5 Argyll Square
Oban
PA34 4AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADDISON, Margaret→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-17
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Active
MACQUEEN, John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-17
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property19/10/202029/06/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—15/04/201529/06/2023

Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-10-23