SCOTTISH FISHERMEN'S TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC200565 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-10-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
30 officers (9 active, 30 linked, 25 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-17➕BUCHAN, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2025-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-07➖FENNELL, Hannah Louise resigneddirector
- 2025-10-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28➕GILCHRIST, David James appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-17➖RITCHIE, Alexander Brown resigneddirector
- 2021-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-09-30➕FENNELL, Hannah Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-09-30➖MATHESON, Fiona resigneddirector
- 2020-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-05➕KEITH, Sheila Marian appointeddirector
- 2019-02-05➖TAIT, Leslie Alexander resigneddirector
- 2018-08-30➕DAVIDSON, John appointeddirector
- 2017-12-05➖MACNAB, Kenneth Ian resigneddirector
- 2016-09-30➖DOUGAL, Robert Ross resigneddirector
- 2016-05-30➖HERMSE, John David Macinnes resigneddirector
- 2016-02-11➖BROWN, James Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2015-08-19➕ROBERTSON, Mark William appointeddirector
- 2015-08-19➖SKINNER, Ross resigneddirector
- 2014-11-05➕MCKENZIE, William appointeddirector
- 2014-10-27➖COGHILL, Alan Andrew resigneddirector
- 2014-08-20➕MACNAB, Kenneth Ian appointeddirector
- 2014-05-13➖JOHNSTON, Richard Andrew resigneddirector
- 2013-11-27➕DOUGAL, Robert Ross appointeddirector
- 2013-02-13➕SKINNER, Ross appointeddirector
- 2011-02-03➕MATHESON, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2010-06-24➕DUTHIE, Derek appointedsecretary
- 2010-06-24➖DUTHIE, Derek resigneddirector
- 2010-01-29➖SPARKS, Carole resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-17➕JOHNSTON, Richard Andrew appointeddirector
- 2008-07-08➕PARK, Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-07-08➕COGHILL, Alan Andrew appointeddirector
- 2008-07-08➕DUTHIE, Derek appointeddirector
- 2008-07-08➕HERMSE, John David Macinnes appointeddirector
- 2008-07-08➕RITCHIE, Alexander Brown appointeddirector
- 2008-07-08➕TAIT, Leslie Alexander appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1999-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
24 Rubislaw Terrace
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB10 1XE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (9 active · 21 resigned)
Active
BUCHAN, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-10-17
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DAVIDSON, John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-08-30
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Active
GILCHRIST, David James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-10-28
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KEITH, Sheila Marian→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-05
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MCKENZIE, William→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-05
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PARK, Michael→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-07-08
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ROBERTSON, Mark William→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-08-19
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DUNCAN, Ian James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-08 · resigned 2004-08-12
EGNER, Craig→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 1999-10-08
GOWLAND, Fiona Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-12 · resigned 2007-04-19
SPARKS, Carole→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2010-01-29
BROWN, James Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2007-06-21 · resigned 2016-02-11
COGHILL, Alan Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2014-10-27
DOUGAL, Robert Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-11-27 · resigned 2016-09-30
DUTHIE, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2010-06-24
FENNELL, Hannah Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-09-30 · resigned 2025-10-07
GOODLAD, John Hutchison→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2001-12-07
HERMSE, John David Macinnes→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2016-05-30
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Recent filings (131 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-23