SOLUTIONS SUBSEA LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £352.7k | £328.9k |
| Current assets | £84.7k | £68.5k |
| Net assets | £338.8k | £328.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28➕HEGARTY, Geraldine Michele Anick appointeddirector
- 2014-05-01➖HEGARTY, Geraldine Michele Anick resigneddirector
- 2013-07-29🏢Company incorporatedAs SOLUTIONS SUBSEA LTD
- 2013-07-29➕HEGARTY, Stephen Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-07-29➕HEGARTY, Geraldine Michele Anick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
1 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Geraldine Michele Anick Hegarty Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Stephen Michael Hegarty Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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