LAESO FISH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC184241 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-26
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
🔒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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 27.7y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 47 | 5000 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-01➕MIKKELSEN, Finn Jørn Overby appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➖JACOBSEN, Gregers Vaever resigneddirector
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-13➖OVERTON, Peter Cyril resigneddirector
- 2024-03-13➖PEDERSEN, Lasse Dahl resigneddirector
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2022-12-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2022-11-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-21🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Ringkøbing Landbobank a/S
- 2022-11-01➕OVERTON, Peter Cyril appointeddirector
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26➕MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-04-26➖MACKINNONS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-04-26📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-04-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-01➖MACKINTOSH, George Angus resigneddirector
- 2020-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-01➖LARSEN, Svend Ole resigneddirector
- 2020-03-17➕PEDERSEN, Lasse Dahl appointeddirector
- 2020-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2020-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2020-01-06🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Jyske Bank a/S
- 2019-12-19🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Jyske Bank a/S
- 2019-11-15➕KRONBORG, Bjarne appointeddirector
- 2019-11-15➕JACOBSEN, Gregers Vaever appointeddirector
- 2019-11-15➕MACKINTOSH, George Angus appointeddirector
- 2017-03-31➖LARSEN, Soren resigneddirector
- 2009-12-14🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2009-12-11🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2009-12-11🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2009-12-11🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2009-12-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2009-11-25🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2004-12-01➕LARSEN, Svend Ole appointeddirector
- 2003-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2003-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2003-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200
Registered office
14 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KRONBORG, Bjarne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MIKKELSEN, Finn Jørn Overby→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2024-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKINNONS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-03-26 · resigned 2021-04-26
JACOBSEN, Gregers Vaever→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-11-15 · resigned 2024-11-19
LARSEN, Soren→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1998-03-26 · resigned 2017-03-31
LARSEN, Svend Ole→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2020-04-01
MACKINTOSH, George Angus→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-11-15 · resigned 2020-10-01
OVERTON, Peter Cyril→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2024-03-13
PEDERSEN, Lasse Dahl→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-03-17 · resigned 2024-03-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ringkøbing Landbobank a/S | A registered charge | — | 21/11/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Jyske Bank a/S | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/01/2020 | 05/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Jyske Bank a/S | A registered charge | — | 19/12/2019 | 09/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | Standard security | 1 property | 14/12/2009 | 14/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 25/11/2009 | 14/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Jyske Bank a/S | Standard security | 1 property | 20/05/2003 | 11/12/2009 | |
| satisfied | Jyske Bank a/S | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/03/2003 | 11/12/2009 | |
| satisfied | Bg Bank a/S | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/04/2000 | 22/05/2003 | |
| satisfied | Bg Bank a/S | Standard security | 1 property | 08/02/2000 | 11/12/2009 | |
| satisfied | Bg Bank a/S | Floating charge | 1 property | 24/01/2000 | 22/05/2003 | |
| satisfied | Bg Bank a/S | Standard security | 1 property | 27/08/1998 | 11/12/2009 | |
| satisfied | Bg Bank a/S | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/08/1998 | 22/05/2003 |
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Recent filings (103 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-29