FISHDALE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC124921 · ltd · incorporated 1990-05-09

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

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Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2025-10-29
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2024-10-18
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2023-05-18
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2022-05-27
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2021-04-23
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2020-02-06
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2019-02-14
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2018-02-13
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accounts · AA
2017-02-27
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accounts · AA
2016-05-18
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2016-05-09
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accounts · AA
2015-06-01
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-07
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accounts · AA
2014-11-27
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accounts · AA
2014-06-13
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officers · TM02
2014-06-12
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GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-06-12
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address · AD01
2007-07-03
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LANDALE, Peter David Roper appointed
director
2007-07-03
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MURRAY, Thomas Kenneth resigned
director
2007-07-03
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SCOTT-DEMPSTER, Robert Andrew resigned
director
2006-01-26
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GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-01-26
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GILLESPIE MACANDREW WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-06-13
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ANDERSON STRATHERN WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-06-13
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GILLESPIE MACANDREW WS appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-06-13
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GIBB, Fiona Helen resigned
director
2005-06-13
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HENDERSON, Colin Bruce resigned
director
2005-06-13
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MURRAY, Thomas Kenneth appointed
director
2005-06-13
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SCOTT-DEMPSTER, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2002-04-09
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BLAIR, John Woodman resigned
director
2002-04-09
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HENDERSON, Colin Bruce appointed
director
1992-09-01
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ANDERSON STRATHERN WS appointed
corporate-secretary
1992-08-31
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STRATHERN & BLAIR WS resigned
corporate-secretary
1990-06-15
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1990-06-15
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STRATHERN & BLAIR WS appointed
corporate-secretary
1990-06-15
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BLAIR, John Woodman appointed
director
1990-06-15
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GIBB, Fiona Helen appointed
director
1990-06-15
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1990-05-09
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Company incorporated
As FISHDALE LIMITED
1990-05-09
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1990-05-09
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter David Roper Landale Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1990-05-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Dalswinton Estates Office

Dalswinton

Dumfries

Dumfries-Shire

DG2 0XZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-21

Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

LANDALE, Peter David Roper→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-07-03

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Active

ANDERSON STRATHERN WS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 2005-06-13

Resigned

GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-26 · resigned 2014-06-12

Resigned

GILLESPIE MACANDREW WS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2006-01-26

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-05-09 · resigned 1990-06-15

Resigned

STRATHERN & BLAIR WS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1990-06-15 · resigned 1992-08-31

Resigned

BLAIR, John Woodman→

director · ~89y · appointed 1990-06-15 · resigned 2002-04-09

Resigned

GIBB, Fiona Helen→

director · ~67y · appointed 1990-06-15 · resigned 2005-06-13

Resigned

HENDERSON, Colin Bruce→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2005-06-13

Resigned

MURRAY, Thomas Kenneth→

director · ~68y · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2007-07-03

Resigned

SCOTT-DEMPSTER, Robert Andrew→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2007-07-03

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1990-05-09 · resigned 1990-06-15

Resigned

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