CRAIGELLACHIE FISHINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC082325 · ltd · incorporated 1983-03-18
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£207k£414k£622k£829k£1.0mJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£1.04M
Current assets£75.8k
Cash£68.6k
Debtors£7.2k
Net assets£1.04M
Average employees2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-03-01
    ELLERBECK, Jonathan Mark Denison appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-11-14
    BEASLEY, Paul resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-29
    ROWLEY, Jonathan James Graham resigned
    director
  11. 2021-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-11-23
    BEASLEY, Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2020-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-10-31
    ALBONE, Dan Spilman resigned
    director
  20. 2019-09-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  21. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-02-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2019-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-11-13
    SURFLEET, Michael Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2018-09-15
    HIGGINS, Michael resigned
    secretary
  26. 2018-05-26
    SCOTT, Alexander William, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2015-11-24
    HIGGINS, David Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2014-11-06
    ROWLEY, Jonathan James Graham appointed
    director
  29. 2009-11-10
    STEPHENSON, John resigned
    director
  30. 2009-07-13
    SURFLEET, Michael Richard appointed
    director
  31. 2009-03-14
    PYGOTT, Jennifer Mary resigned
    secretary
  32. 2009-03-02
    HIGGINS, Michael appointed
    secretary
  33. 2008-09-19
    DAVIDSON, Nicholas Ian appointed
    director
  34. 2008-09-19
    ALBONE, Dan Spilman appointed
    director
  35. 2007-12-30
    PYGOTT, John Frederick resigned
    director
  36. 1983-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRAIGELLACHIE FISHINGS LIMITED

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-29

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

13 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-15

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Nicholas Ian
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-09-19
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Active
ELLERBECK, Jonathan Mark Denison
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-01
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Active
HIGGINS, David Michael
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-11-24
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Active
SCOTT, Alexander William, Dr
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-05-26
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Active
HIGGINS, Michael
secretary · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2018-09-15
Resigned
PYGOTT, Jennifer Mary
secretary · resigned 2009-03-14
Resigned
ALBONE, Dan Spilman
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-09-19 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
BEASLEY, Paul
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-11-23 · resigned 2024-11-14
Resigned
PYGOTT, John Frederick
director · ~91y · resigned 2007-12-30
Resigned
ROWLEY, Jonathan James Graham
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2021-01-29
Resigned
STEPHENSON, John
director · ~87y · resigned 2009-11-10
Resigned
SURFLEET, Michael Richard
director · ~84y · appointed 2009-07-13 · resigned 2018-11-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (141 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-13