FISHING VESSEL AGENTS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC145905 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-08-13
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£28.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
28 officers (6 active, 28 linked, 21 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
28 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,123
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,038 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£29k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£28k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£28.1k£36.2k
Cash£29.4k£37.5k
Net assets£28.1k£36.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-01
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    TAYLOR, Steven Noble appointed
    director
  8. 2021-11-01
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    MACKAY, George Hector resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-28
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2020-08-13
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2020-08-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-08-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-30
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    MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2020-04-30
    ➕
    SPENCE, Brian appointed
    director
  19. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    MACKINNONS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2020-04-30
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    SIMPSON, Richard Harald resigned
    director
  21. 2019-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-07-31
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    TAYLOR, Graham Joseph resigned
    director
  23. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-11-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2018-10-26
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    WEST, Jonathan appointed
    director
  26. 2017-12-12
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    BROWN, Karl resigned
    director
  27. 2015-01-21
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    MACKINNONS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2015-01-21
    ➖
    MASSON & GLENNIE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2014-10-07
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    DOUGAL, Robert Ross resigned
    director
  30. 2013-10-24
    ➖
    BROWN, James Hamilton resigned
    director
  31. 2012-06-19
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    JAMIESON, James John resigned
    director
  32. 2012-06-19
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    SIMPSON, Richard Harald appointed
    director
  33. 2011-06-21
    ➕
    BROWN, Karl appointed
    director
  34. 2011-05-24
    ➕
    DOUGAL, Robert Ross appointed
    director
  35. 2011-05-12
    ➕
    MASSON & GLENNIE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2011-05-12
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    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2011-04-19
    ➕
    DOUGAL, Mark James appointed
    director
  38. 2011-04-19
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    NICOL, Philip Aitchison resigned
    director
  39. 2011-04-19
    ➖
    WALKER, Michael Brian resigned
    director
  40. 2008-05-28
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    MCKENZIE, William appointed
    director
  41. 2008-05-28
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    GARRETT, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  42. 2008-05-28
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    MARR, Christian Leslie resigned
    director
  43. 2008-05-28
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    NICOL, Philip Aitchison appointed
    director
  44. 2008-05-28
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    TAYLOR, Graham Joseph appointed
    director
  45. 2006-12-06
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    MACKAY, George Hector appointed
    director
  46. 2006-12-06
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    STRACHAN, Alexander resigned
    director
  47. 2002-03-31
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    MARR, Christian Leslie appointed
    director
  48. 2002-03-31
    ➖
    MURRAY, Ronald resigned
    director
  49. 2000-09-30
    ➕
    GARRETT, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  50. 2000-09-30
    ➖
    PENNY, John Raffan resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1993-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (6 active · 22 resigned)

MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGAL, Mark James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENZIE, William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCE, Brian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Steven Noble→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEST, Jonathan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACRAE, George Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-11 · resigned 1996-05-01
Resigned
MACKINNONS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-21 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
MASSON & GLENNIE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2015-01-21
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-13 · resigned 1993-10-11
Resigned
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 2011-05-12
Resigned
BROWN, James Hamilton→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-10-11 · resigned 2013-10-24
Resigned
BROWN, Karl→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2017-12-12
Resigned
DAWSON, Gerald John→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-10-11 · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
DOUGAL, Robert Ross→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-05-24 · resigned 2014-10-07
Resigned
GARRETT, Nicholas John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-09-30 · resigned 2008-05-28
Resigned
JAMIESON, James John→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-10-11 · resigned 2012-06-19
Resigned
MACKAY, George Hector→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-12-06 · resigned 2021-11-01
Resigned
MARR, Christian Leslie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-03-31 · resigned 2008-05-28
Resigned
MURRAY, Ronald→
director · ~89y · appointed 1993-10-11 · resigned 2002-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (130 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13