SPECIALISED SEALS INTERNATIONAL LTD
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SC831753 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-13
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20160
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
- 2024-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs SPECIALISED SEALS INTERNATIONAL LTD
- 2024-12-13➕STEPHEN, Liam Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-12-13➕STEPHEN, Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-12-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — STEPHEN, Liam Robert (same surname) appointed 2024-12-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Robert Stephen Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 13/12/2024 |
Mr Liam Robert Stephen Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/12/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20160 — SIC 20160
Registered office
5 Rubislaw Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 1XE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEPHEN, Liam Robert→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-12-13
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STEPHEN, Robert→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-12-13
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Recent filings (2 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-13