M. CAMERON MARINE SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC594593 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-17
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£12.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,635
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,263 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£14.1k£32.3k
Current assets£27.0k£24.6k
Net assets£12.6k£26.9k

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As M. CAMERON MARINE SERVICES LTD
  12. 2018-04-17
    CAMERON, Fiona Mary appointed
    director
  13. 2018-04-17
    CAMERON, Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-04-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMERON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/04/2018
Mrs Fiona Mary Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

The Braes Inverneill
Ardrishaig
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA30 8ES
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CAMERON, Fiona Mary
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-04-17
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Active
CAMERON, Mark
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-04-17
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Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-14