CASPIAN MARINE SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC571555 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-19
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £7,323
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£59k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.6k |
| Current assets | £58.9k |
| Cash | £7.4k |
| Debtors | £51.5k |
| Net assets | £7.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-11-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-15➕WEST, Sharon Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-06-01➖WEST, Sharon Anne resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-14➕WEST, Sharon Anne appointedsecretary
- 2017-07-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CASPIAN MARINE SERVICES LTD
- 2017-07-19➕WEST, Colin 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 Sharon Anne West Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/10/2024 |
Mr Colin West Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
77 Gellymill Street
Macduff
Aberdeenshire
AB44 1XD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
WEST, Sharon Anne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-07-15
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WEST, Sharon Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-08-14 · resigned 2019-06-01
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Recent filings (36 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13