SEABANK SUPPORT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC709775 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-17

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

£23.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

10 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £23,887

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£24k

↑ 37% YoY

Current Assets

£27k

↑ 50% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-05	2024-04-05
Total assets	£23.9k	£17.5k
Current assets	£27.3k	£18.1k
Net assets	£23.9k	£17.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2025-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
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Company incorporated
As SEABANK SUPPORT SERVICES LTD
2021-09-17
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BROWN, Ernest Sidney appointed
director
2021-09-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-17
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ernest Sidney Brown Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	17/09/2021

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

Incorporated2021-09-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

20 Seabank Road

Nairn

Highland

IV12 4EU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Ernest Sidney→

director · ~69y · appointed 2021-09-17

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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-10

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-09-17

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2021-09-17