UNITY FISHING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC157635 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 29.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£8.14M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,144,644
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.7m
↑ 8.9% YoY
Net Worth
£8.1m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.6m£3.3m£4.9m£6.5m£8.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£15.23M£14.61M
Current assets£2.22M£1.89M
Cash£1.73M£1.59M
Debtors£485.8k£296.5k
Net assets£8.14M£7.34M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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  2. 2024-12-06
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  3. 2023-09-25
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  4. 2023-06-27
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  5. 2023-06-27
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    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-06-19
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent)
  7. 2023-06-19
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent)
  8. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2022-06-08
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  11. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2020-09-29
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  13. 2019-09-21
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  14. 2018-09-27
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  15. 2018-04-11
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  16. 2017-10-05
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    BELLANY, Ralph Burt resigned
    director
  17. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2016-09-28
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  19. 2016-05-08
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  20. 2016-05-07
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    DOUGAL, Robert Ross resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-05-15
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2004-09-22
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    DOUGAL, Robert Ross appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-09-22
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    PYPER, Jackson Bell resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-04-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2001-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2000-05-01
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    BELLANY, William Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 1997-11-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 1997-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1996-11-29
    ➕
    PYPER, Jackson Bell appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-11-29
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    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1995-06-21
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    BELLANY, Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    BELLANY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  33. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    BELLANY, Stephen appointed
    director
  34. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    BELLANY, Ralph Burt appointed
    director
  35. 1995-06-21
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    ROXBURGH, Roy resigned
    nominee-director
  36. 1995-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As UNITY FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
  37. 1995-04-25
    ➕
    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1995-04-25
    ➕
    ROXBURGH, Roy appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Bellany
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Bellany
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr William Alexander Bellany
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Johnathan Bellany
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Denholm Fishselling Limited
Maxwell Place Industrial Estate
Fraserburgh
AB43 9SX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BELLANY, Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 1995-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELLANY, Jonathan→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-06-21
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Active
BELLANY, Stephen→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-06-21
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Active
BELLANY, William Alexander→
director · ~51y · appointed 2000-05-01
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Active
DOUGAL, Robert Ross→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2016-05-07
Resigned
PYPER, Jackson Bell→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-29 · resigned 2004-09-22
Resigned
IAIN SMITH & COMPANY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-25 · resigned 1996-11-29
Resigned
BELLANY, Ralph Burt→
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-06-21 · resigned 2017-10-05
Resigned
ROXBURGH, Roy→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-04-25 · resigned 1995-06-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent)
A registered charge1 property19/06/2023—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent)
A registered charge1 property19/06/2023—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property15/05/201408/06/2022
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Ship mortgage1 property16/04/2002—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Ship mortgage1 property05/11/199708/11/2001
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property27/03/1997—
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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29