ASSOCIATED FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC017970 · ltd · incorporated 1934-06-13
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-03-16
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    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2022-03-16
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2021-12-16
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
    insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
  4. 2021-01-08
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2020-12-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2020-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2018-04-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2018-04-20
    ➕
    TAKK, Amarpal appointed
    secretary
  12. 2018-04-20
    ➖
    MORTON, Julia Alison resigned
    secretary
  13. 2018-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2015-08-26
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    FRANKS, Thomas Kenric appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2015-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2015-07-10
    ➖
    AMES, Christopher John resigned
    director
  22. 2015-06-12
    ➕
    WALKER, Susan Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2015-06-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2015-06-04
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    MATHUR, Anil Kumar resigned
    director
  25. 2015-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2015-04-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  27. 2014-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2014-04-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  29. 2011-09-01
    ➖
    MATHUR, Anil Kumar resigned
    secretary
  30. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    MORTON, Julia Alison appointed
    secretary
  31. 2011-03-29
    ➖
    CONWAY, Michael David resigned
    secretary
  32. 2011-03-29
    ➕
    MATHUR, Anil Kumar appointed
    secretary
  33. 2011-03-29
    ➕
    AMES, Christopher John appointed
    director
  34. 2011-03-29
    ➖
    CONWAY, Michael David resigned
    director
  35. 2004-06-30
    ➖
    BOWLEY, Denis resigned
    director
  36. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    CONWAY, Michael David appointed
    director
  37. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    MATHUR, Anil Kumar appointed
    director
  38. 2003-11-30
    ➖
    BROWN, George Stuart Grindley resigned
    director
  39. 2003-07-01
    ➖
    BROWN, George Stuart Grindley resigned
    secretary
  40. 2003-07-01
    ➕
    CONWAY, Michael David appointed
    secretary
  41. 1995-12-22
    ➖
    NICHOL, William Andrew resigned
    secretary
  42. 1995-12-22
    ➕
    BROWN, George Stuart Grindley appointed
    director
  43. 1995-12-22
    ➖
    BROWN, James Hamilton resigned
    director
  44. 1995-12-22
    ➖
    MYERS, Leonard Turnbull resigned
    director
  45. 1994-07-31
    ➕
    BROWN, George Stuart Grindley appointed
    secretary
  46. 1994-07-31
    ➖
    LUCAS, Joseph Roger John resigned
    director
  47. 1994-07-31
    ➖
    NICHOL, William Andrew resigned
    director
  48. 1993-09-17
    ➖
    STEPHEN, Robert resigned
    director
  49. 1993-08-31
    ➖
    HARPER, Stewart Norman resigned
    director
  50. 1991-07-01
    ➕
    BOWLEY, Denis appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 92 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-03-16

2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-03-16: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2021-12-16: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

Group structure

Associated Fisheries Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Associated Fisheries Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ASSOCIATED FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC017970

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Associated Fisheries Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1934-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Mazars Llp, Rs Team Apex 2
97 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 17 resigned)

TAKK, Amarpal→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-20
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Active
FRANKS, Thomas Kenric→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-08-26
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Active
WALKER, Susan Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, George Stuart Grindley→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-31 · resigned 2003-07-01
Resigned
CONWAY, Michael David→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2011-03-29
Resigned
MATHUR, Anil Kumar→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
MORTON, Julia Alison→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2018-04-20
Resigned
NICHOL, William Andrew→
secretary · resigned 1995-12-22
Resigned
AMES, Christopher John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2015-07-10
Resigned
BOWLEY, Denis→
director · ~82y · appointed 1991-07-01 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
BROWN, George Stuart Grindley→
director · ~83y · appointed 1995-12-22 · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
BROWN, James Hamilton→
director · ~79y · resigned 1995-12-22
Resigned
CONWAY, Michael David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2011-03-29
Resigned
HARPER, Stewart Norman→
director · ~77y · resigned 1993-08-31
Resigned
LETTEN, William Frank Somerville→
director · ~97y · resigned 1991-07-01
Resigned
LUCAS, Joseph Roger John→
director · ~95y · resigned 1994-07-31
Resigned
MATHUR, Anil Kumar→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2015-06-04
Resigned
MYERS, Leonard Turnbull→
director · ~80y · resigned 1995-12-22
Resigned
NICHOL, William Andrew→
director · ~79y · resigned 1994-07-31
Resigned
STEPHEN, Robert→
director · ~91y · resigned 1993-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (125 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2022-03-16
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
2021-12-16
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2021-01-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-04-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-03-29