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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 29.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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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 29.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.1 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
109 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 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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  9. 2022-06-08
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  10. 2022-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  11. 2021-09-27
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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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  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. 2016-04-25
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  22. 2014-05-15
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2004-09-22
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    DOUGAL, Robert Ross appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-09-22
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    PYPER, Jackson Bell resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-04-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2001-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2000-05-01
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    BELLANY, William Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 1997-11-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1997-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 1996-11-29
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    PYPER, Jackson Bell appointed
    secretary
  31. 1996-11-29
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    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-06-21
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    BELLANY, Andrew appointed
    director
  33. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    BELLANY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  34. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    BELLANY, Stephen appointed
    director
  35. 1995-06-21
    ➕
    BELLANY, Ralph Burt appointed
    director
  36. 1995-06-21
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    ROXBURGH, Roy resigned
    nominee-director
  37. 1995-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As UNITY FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
  38. 1995-04-25
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    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 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: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

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 (109 total)

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2025-11-24
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2025-04-25
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2024-12-06
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2024-05-08
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2023-09-25
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mortgage · MR01
2023-06-27
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mortgage · MR01
2023-06-27
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2023-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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mortgage · MR04
2022-06-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
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accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
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accounts · AA
2020-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-26