MARINE GROWTH PREVENTION SPECIALISTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC638290 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-08
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£106.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
22 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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £106,346
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£106k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£153k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £130.6k | £99.4k |
| Current assets | £153.2k | £166.9k |
| Net assets | £106.3k | £99.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-27➕FISHER, Gavin Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08➖OWENS, Sharon resigneddirector
- 2024-05-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-08➕RYAN, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs MARINE GROWTH PREVENTION SPECIALISTS LIMITED
- 2019-08-08➕OWENS, Sharon appointeddirector
- 2019-08-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
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 61. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gavin Robert Fisher Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/06/2024 |
Mr Christopher Ryan Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Sharon Owensceased 08/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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
Incorporated2019-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
Marine House, Block 3 Unit 2 Lochshore Industrial Estate
Caledonian Road
Glengarnock
Ayrshire
KA14 3DB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FISHER, Gavin Robert→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYAN, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OWENS, Sharon→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-08-08 · resigned 2024-05-08
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31