OBAN SEA TOURS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC688148 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-04
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
£285.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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 £285,888

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£286k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£135k
↑ 123% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£57k£114k£172k£229k£286kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£285.9k£191.0k
Current assets£135.5k£60.8k
Net assets£285.9k£191.0k

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
6
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
14
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 5 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-01-31
    ➕
    GRANT, Gordon Alistair appointed
    director
  7. 2026-01-31
    ➖
    GRANT, Gordon Alistair resigned
    director
  8. 2026-01-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2026-01-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2026-01-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2026-01-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2026-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2026-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2026-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-02-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2021-02-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2021-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As OBAN SEA TOURS LIMITED
  24. 2021-02-04
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Zena Cerys appointed
    director
  25. 2021-02-04
    ➕
    GRANT, Gordon Alistair appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Oban Sea Marine Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Oban Sea Marine Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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OBAN SEA TOURS LIMITED
This company · SC688148

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Oban Sea Marine Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/01/2026
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Dunara Holdings Limitedceased 09/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Gordon Grantceased 07/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Zena Cerys Hendersonceased 07/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Grordon Grantceased 04/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

, Ardanear
Isle Of Iona
PA76 6SW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRANT, Gordon Alistair→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENDERSON, Zena Cerys→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Gordon Alistair→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-02-04 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20