CELTIC SEAFOODS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC148417 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-17
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: medium (78/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
88 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-07➖HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria resigneddirector
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1994-02-24➕HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria appointedsecretary
- 1994-02-24➕HEINIGER, Philippe Heinz, Dr appointeddirector
- 1994-02-24➖BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-02-24➕HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria appointeddirector
- 1994-02-24➖BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-02-24➖BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CELTIC SEAFOODS LIMITED
- 1994-01-17➕BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-01-17➕BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-01-17➕BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Philippe Heinz Heiniger Individual · Swiss · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDGOWAN TREES LIMITED→ SC784704 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CALADH ESTATE LIMITED→ SC538873 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CALEDONIAN WOOD FUELS LIMITED→ SC335257 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| CELTIC SEA LIMITED→ SC129691 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| CLYDE SHELLFISH LTD→ SC382130 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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| COMMUNITY WOODLAND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ SC389793 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| COUR LTD→ SC491837 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CRAIG FISHINGS SYNDICATE TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC126342 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| CREELERS PRIDE FISHING LTD→ SC532588 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210
Registered office
Celtic Sea
Loch Melfort
Arduaine
Argyll
PA34 4XQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEINIGER, Philippe Heinz, Dr→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1994-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1994-02-24
HEINIGER, Cornelia Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1994-02-24 · resigned 2026-02-07
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1994-02-24
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1994-02-24
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Recent filings (88 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-07