EUROBOAT LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC817481 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20➖ADAMS, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-13➕ADAMS, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2024-08-13➕BRANNAN, Chris appointeddirector
- 2024-08-13➕ADAMS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-08-13➖MACGILLIVRAY, Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs EUROBOAT LTD
- 2024-07-25➕MACGILLIVRAY, Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-07-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Chris Brannan Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Macgillivrayceased 13/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
6 Blair Road, Crossford
Lanark
Lanark
ML8 5RF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ADAMS, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRANNAN, Chris→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAMS, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-08-13 · resigned 2025-03-20
MACGILLIVRAY, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2024-07-25 · resigned 2024-08-13
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-25