SHAULORA FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 29.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.9y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.9 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £954.6k | £1.04M |
| Debtors | £197.6k | £202.2k |
| Net assets | £440.0k | £451.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
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- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-05-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-01➕SMART, Brenda appointedsecretary
- 2010-10-01➖MUTCH, Kathleen Grace resignedsecretary
- 2010-04-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-05-01➕MUTCH, Kathleen Grace appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-01➖MACRAE STEPHEN & CO resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-04-21➖PYPER, Jackson Bell resignedsecretary
- 2003-01-17➕MACRAE STEPHEN & CO appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-10-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2001-10-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2001-03-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2001-01-08➕BUCHAN, Nichola appointeddirector
- 2001-01-08➕SMART, Brenda appointeddirector
- 1999-06-30➖STRACHAN, Alexander resigneddirector
- 1996-11-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1996-07-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1996-07-03➕BUCHAN, Graeme Wilson appointeddirector
- 1996-07-03➕SMART, Graeme appointeddirector
- 1996-07-03➖HARVEY, Brian resigneddirector
- 1996-07-03➖WATT, George resigneddirector
- 1996-05-29➕PYPER, Jackson Bell appointedsecretary
- 1996-05-29➖D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-05-29➖COUTTS, Maureen Sheila resignednominee-director
- 1996-05-29➖HARDIE, David resignednominee-director
- 1996-05-29➕HARVEY, Brian appointeddirector
- 1996-05-29➕STRACHAN, Alexander appointeddirector
- 1996-05-29➕WATT, George appointeddirector
- 1996-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs SHAULORA FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
- 1996-05-03➕D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-05-03➕COUTTS, Maureen Sheila appointednominee-director
- 1996-05-03➕HARDIE, David appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-17
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme Smart Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Graeme Wilson Buchan Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 12/04/2010 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Mandate | 1 property | 29/10/2001 | 24/10/2002 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Ship mortgage | 1 property | 07/03/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 07/11/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/07/1996 | — |