INSTOW LINE MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC587443 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-01
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£33.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
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 (69/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £33,892
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£34k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 1592% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £130.5k | £150.2k |
| Current assets | £6.2k | £365 |
| Net assets | £33.9k | £28.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs INSTOW LINE MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2018-02-01➕CLARK, Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-02-01➕DUNN, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2018-02-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M MACIVER (MINIBUSES) LIMITED→ SC296127 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 400 | 20y | 82 | 66y |
| MACLEOD GARAGES LTD→ SC309587 · est 2006 | — | — | £92.1k | — | 19y | 82 | 75y |
| HEBRIDES HAULAGE LIMITED→ SC155933 · est 1995 | — | — | £1.54M | — | 31y | 81 | 64y |
| GALSON-STORNOWAY MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED→ SC026537 · est 1948 | — | — | £233.0k | — | 77y | 80 | 61y |
| HEBRIDEAN TRANSPORT LTD→ SC372807 · est 2010 | — | — | £5.9k | — | 16y | 80 | 65y |
| MACKAY TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC396413 · est 2011 | — | — | — | — | 15y | 80 | 58y |
| 247 TAXIS AND COURIERS LTD→ SC484974 · est 2014 | — | — | £12.1k | — | 11y | 79 | 63y |
| D A TRAVEL LTD→ SC298530 · est 2006 | — | — | £1.09M | — | 20y | 78 | 47y |
| LOCHS MOTOR TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC025065 · est 1947 | — | — | £1.95M | — | 79y | 78 | 51y |
| D R MACLEOD (HAULAGE) LIMITED→ SC224918 · est 2001 | — | — | £247.9k | — | 24y | 77 | 71y |
| CLM TRANSPORT (STORNOWAY) LTD→ SC831315 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | 76 | 60y |
| LADY ANNE WILDLIFE CRUISES LIMITED→ SC802015 · est 2024 | — | — | £25.7k | — | 2y | 76 | 77y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200
Registered office
Kintra
Drinishader
Isle Of Harris
HS3 3DX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLARK, Joseph→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNN, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-02-01
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-15