SEABANK SUPPORT SERVICES LTD

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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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Filings: 10 → 12
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1012
Last 90 days

Picture improved over the last 90 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1012
Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£40.1k
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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,132

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£40k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£19k£28k£37k£46kApr 2024Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-302025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£40.1k£23.9k£17.5k
Current assets£46.3k£27.3k£18.1k
Net assets£40.1k£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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SEABANK SUPPORT SERVICES LTD
  8. 2021-09-17
    BROWN, Ernest Sidney appointed
    director
  9. 2021-09-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-09-17
    📄
    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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ernest Sidney Brown
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/09/2021

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: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
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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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-19
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