COIGACH SALMON FISHERIES LIMITED.

🌳Matureactive

SC027549 · ltd · incorporated 1950-02-21

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

03210SIC 03210
55900Other accommodation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	0	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2025-02-25
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accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts · AA
2020-02-27
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accounts · AA
2019-02-25
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accounts · AA
2018-02-26
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accounts · AA
2018-01-15
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officers · AP03
2018-01-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-01-11
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MUIR, Eric Morton appointed
director
2018-01-11
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address · AD01
2018-01-11
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officers · AP03
2017-12-27
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officers · TM02
2017-12-19
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INNES & MACAKY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-02-23
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accounts · AA
2010-06-01
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MUIR, Peter appointed
secretary
2009-10-01
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MUIR, Peter appointed
secretary
2005-08-15
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INNES & MACAKY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-08-15
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INNES & MACKAY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1994-08-03
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MUIR, William resigned
director
1990-08-31
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YOUNG, Robert Macfie resigned
secretary
1990-08-31
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INNES & MACKAY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1950-02-21
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Company incorporated
As COIGACH SALMON FISHERIES LIMITED.

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 76 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karin Herold Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016
Mr Peter Muir Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016
Mr Eric Muir Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated1950-02-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Northside Badentarbet Fishing Station

Achiltibuie

Ullapool

IV26 2YN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-10

Last: 2025-12-27

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

MUIR, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2010-06-01

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Active

MUIR, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2009-10-01

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Active

MUIR, Eric Morton→

director · ~69y · appointed 2018-01-11

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Active

MUIR, Peter→

director · ~74y

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Active

YOUNG, Robert Macfie→

secretary · resigned 1990-08-31

Resigned

INNES & MACAKY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-15 · resigned 2017-12-19

Resigned

INNES & MACKAY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1990-08-31 · resigned 2005-08-15

Resigned

MUIR, William→

director · ~102y · resigned 1994-08-03

Resigned

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