ETP MARINE & OFFSHORE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC595792 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-10-03
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  6. 2025-10-03
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  7. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ETP MARINE & OFFSHORE LTD
  17. 2018-04-30
    CHMIELEWSKI, Bartosz appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bartosz Chmielewski
Individual · Polish · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHMIELEWSKI, Bartosz
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-04-30
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-10-03
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10