SCOTTISH FISH MERCHANTS FEDERATION LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC101809 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-11-11
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9112
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
54 officers (12 active, 54 linked, 50 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand
- 2011-11-11📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2011-11-11🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-05-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-05-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2010-04-14➖GRANT, Rhona Mckenzie Mcintosh resignedsecretary
- 2010-01-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
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- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-10➖CHARLES, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2009-01-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-25📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-01-24📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-11-27➖LEIPER, Michael William resigneddirector
- 2007-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-26📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-01-26📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2006-10-31➖NOBLE, George resigneddirector
- 2006-10-31➖TAYLOR, Maurice resigneddirector
- 2006-08-23➖HENDERSON, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2006-08-23➖LEIPER, David William resigneddirector
- 2005-10-19➖LEIPER, David John resigneddirector
- 2005-05-25➕CROSS, Linda appointeddirector
- 2005-05-25➕JACK, Jonathan George Pirie appointeddirector
- 2005-05-25➕PIERONI, Joseph Mark appointeddirector
- 2005-05-25➕ROBERTSON, James appointeddirector
- 2005-05-25➕GRANT, Rhona Mckenzie Mcintosh appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-25➖MILNE, Robert Hughes resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-25➕CHARLES, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2005-05-25➖LAW, Alexander William resigneddirector
- 2005-05-25➕LEIPER, David William appointeddirector
- 2005-05-25➕LEIPER, Michael William appointeddirector
- 2005-05-25➖MILNE, John Hughes resigneddirector
- 2005-05-25➖MILNE, Robert Hughes resigneddirector
- 2005-05-25➖MITCHELL, Michael Gerard resigneddirector
- 2005-05-25➖SINCLAIR, Grahame Boston resigneddirector
- 2004-05-12➖CLARK, William Adam resigneddirector
- 2004-05-12➖CROCKFORD, Andrew Richard resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 108 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-11-11
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1986-11-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC9112 — SIC 9112
Registered office
Afcama House
South Esplanade West
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB11 9FJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-10-31
Confirmation statement
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Officers (0 active · 42 resigned)
BUCHAN, Frederick→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 1993-11-01
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CALDER, William→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1993-11-01
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Active
Active
CROSS, Linda→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-05-25
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JACK, Jonathan George Pirie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-05-25
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MORRIS, William Wood→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-01
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PHILP, Brian Macpherson→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-05-01
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PIERONI, Joseph Mark→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-25
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ROBERTSON, George Michael→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2002-03-12
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ROBERTSON, James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-25
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SPINK, Alexander Forbes→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-03-23
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COWIE, Catherine Elsie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-09-25 · resigned 1996-10-29
GRANT, Rhona Mckenzie Mcintosh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-25 · resigned 2010-04-14
MILNE, Robert Hughes→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2005-05-25
MILNE, Robert Hughes→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-09-25
BEATON, John Milne→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1990-02-01
BURGESS, James→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 1998-10-31
CASSELLS, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1994-01-01 · resigned 1998-10-31
CHARLES, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-25 · resigned 2009-03-10
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Recent filings (140 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2011-11-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-11-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2010-05-18
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2010-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2010-01-19
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