CAITHNESS FISH SALESMEN'S ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC140526 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1992-10-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
25 officers (3 active, 25 linked, 22 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
114 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,274

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-2.3k£-2.3k
Net assets£-2.3k£-2.3k

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

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Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-03-27
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  4. 2024-03-04
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  5. 2024-02-26
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    LEALE, Mark Alan appointed
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  6. 2024-02-22
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    DE WERT, Bruce Gregor resigned
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  7. 2023-04-19
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  10. 2022-09-29
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    CALDER, William resigned
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  11. 2022-09-29
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    CALDER, William Gilchrist resigned
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  12. 2022-07-20
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  13. 2021-05-18
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  14. 2021-04-29
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  15. 2021-03-23
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    THOMSON, William Alfred resigned
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  16. 2020-03-13
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  17. 2019-04-02
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  18. 2018-04-10
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  19. 2017-07-12
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  20. 2016-10-18
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    MCROBBIE, David-John appointed
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  21. 2016-10-18
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    MCKENZIE, William resigned
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  22. 2016-10-18
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  23. 2016-10-18
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  24. 2015-02-09
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    KOZLOWSKI, Stephen resigned
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  25. 2014-09-05
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    KNIGHT, Dominic Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2014-09-05
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    DAVIDSON, Forbes resigned
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  27. 2014-09-05
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    KOZLOWSKI, Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 2014-09-05
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    PRINCE, George Bruce resigned
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  29. 2010-05-04
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    STRACHAN, Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 2005-06-23
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    DAVIDSON, Forbes appointed
    director
  31. 2005-06-23
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    MCKENZIE, William appointed
    director
  32. 2004-02-02
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    THOMSON, Kenneth Mathieson resigned
    director
  33. 2003-09-24
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    CALDER, William appointed
    director
  34. 2003-09-24
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    CALDER, William Gilchrist appointed
    director
  35. 2003-08-01
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    COWIE, Ashley Lambie resigned
    director
  36. 2003-08-01
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    SMITH, Stanley Ray resigned
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  37. 2002-11-07
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    BANNERMAN, Robert Ross resigned
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  38. 2002-11-07
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    BROWN, James Hamilton resigned
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  39. 2000-12-31
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    LOGUE, Patrick Robert resigned
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  40. 2000-10-02
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    BANNERMAN, Robert Ross appointed
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  41. 2000-09-30
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    PENNY, John Raffan resigned
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  42. 2000-08-11
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    COWIE, Ashley Lambie appointed
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  43. 2000-08-11
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    SMITH, Stanley Ray appointed
    director
  44. 2000-06-29
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    THOMSON, William Alfred appointed
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  45. 1999-08-02
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    THOMSON, Kenneth Mathieson appointed
    director
  46. 1999-08-02
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    THOMSON, William Alfred resigned
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  47. 1997-03-31
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    THOMSON, William Alfred appointed
    director
  48. 1996-11-21
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    SHEARER, Donald Dunnett resigned
    director
  49. 1995-04-04
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    COWIE, James Beveridge resigned
    director
  50. 1995-04-04
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    MACKAY, Norman resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1992-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

22 Bridge Street
Wick
Caithness
KW1 4NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 22 resigned)

LEALE, Mark Alan→
secretary · appointed 2024-02-26
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Active
KNIGHT, Dominic Alexander→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-09-05
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Active
MCROBBIE, David-John→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-10-18
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Active
CROSSAN, Finlay George→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-02 · resigned 1994-07-07
Resigned
DE WERT, Bruce Gregor→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-07 · resigned 2024-02-22
Resigned
BANNERMAN, Robert Ross→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2002-11-07
Resigned
BROWN, James Hamilton→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 2002-11-07
Resigned
CALDER, William→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2022-09-29
Resigned
CALDER, William Gilchrist→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2022-09-29
Resigned
COWIE, Ashley Lambie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2003-08-01
Resigned
COWIE, James Beveridge→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1995-04-04
Resigned
CROSSAN, Finlay George→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-10-02 · resigned 1992-11-11
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Forbes→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-06-23 · resigned 2014-09-05
Resigned
KOZLOWSKI, Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-09-05 · resigned 2015-02-09
Resigned
LOGUE, Patrick Robert→
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 2000-12-31
Resigned
MACKAY, Norman→
director · ~64y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1995-04-04
Resigned
MCKENZIE, William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-06-23 · resigned 2016-10-18
Resigned
PENNY, John Raffan→
director · ~91y · appointed 1992-10-02 · resigned 2000-09-30
Resigned
PRINCE, George Bruce→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 2014-09-05
Resigned
SHEARER, Donald Dunnett→
director · ~92y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1996-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

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2025-10-23
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2025-03-25
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2024-10-10
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2024-03-27
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officers · AP03
2024-03-04
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officers · TM02
2024-03-04
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2023-10-03
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2023-04-19
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2022-10-14
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2022-10-06
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2022-10-06
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2022-07-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
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officers · TM01
2021-05-18
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accounts · AA
2021-04-29