ARL FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC242164 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-13
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 7.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,972
Net assets shrinking
Down £345,920 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£130
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.0k | £342.9k |
| Current assets | £130 | £341.8k |
| Net assets | £-3.0k | £342.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-02-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ARL FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
- 2003-01-13➕LAWSON, Rhoda Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-13➕LAWSON, Alan appointeddirector
- 2003-01-13➕LAWSON, Rhoda Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2003-01-13➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-13➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Lawson Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Rhoda Elizabeth Lawson Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
Goldwells House
Grange Road
Peterhead
AB42 1WN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
LAWSON, Rhoda Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-01-13
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LAWSON, Alan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-01-13
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LAWSON, Rhoda Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-01-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2003-01-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/02/2019 | 03/07/2022 |
Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-08