THE DON FISHING COMPANY, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC005222 · ltd · incorporated 1902-11-28

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and structurally messy structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

77 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 61.9y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 61.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

77 charges (77/77 with lender, 77/77 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

245 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (180 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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mortgage · MR04
2025-11-06
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mortgage · MR04
2025-11-06
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Charge satisfied #65
2025-11-06
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Charge satisfied #66
2025-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-11-28
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mortgage · MR01
2023-11-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-28
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Charge registered #77
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-11-27
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Charge registered #78
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-11-20
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Charge registered #76
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-11-17
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Charge registered #75
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-21
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-21
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-14
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Charge registered #74
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-08-14
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Charge registered #71
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-08-11
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Charge registered #73
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-08-11
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Charge registered #72
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-08-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-08
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Charge satisfied #62
2023-08-03
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Charge registered #69
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-08-01
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Charge registered #70
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-07-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-24
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Charge registered #68
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-07-21
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Charge registered #67
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-07-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-10
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Charge registered #65
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-07-06
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Charge registered #66
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-02-14
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Charge registered #64
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2023-02-14
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Charge registered #63
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2019-10-24
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Charge satisfied #61
2019-10-09
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Charge registered #62
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2019-10-09
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Charge registered #61
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2019-08-08
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Charge registered #60
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-06-28
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Charge registered #59
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-03-08
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Charge registered #58
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-12-21
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Charge registered #57
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-12-12
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Charge registered #56
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-09-12
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Charge satisfied #55

Showing most recent 50 of 180 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 123 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

23 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

J W Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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J W Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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THE DON FISHING COMPANY, LIMITED

This company · SC005222

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
J W Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/11/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Jw Fishing Vessel Management Limitedceased 20/11/2023· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1902-11-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Blenheim House

Fountainhall Road

Aberdeen

AB15 4DT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31