LOCH DUNVEGAN SHELLFISH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC246565 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£493.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £493,833
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,285 YoY
Cash YoY
+119%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£126k
↑ 119% YoY
Net Worth
£494k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
£200k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£102k£203k£305k£406k£508kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£582.1k£604.4k
Current assets£200.3k£145.4k
Cash£125.6k£57.3k
Debtors£69.7k£79.6k
Net assets£493.8k£508.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-30
    ➖
    MACKINNON, Jeannette Marion resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-07-30
    ➖
    MACKINNON, Jeannette Marion resigned
    director
  4. 2025-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-04-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2022-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-03-24
    ➕
    MACKINNON, William Murdo appointed
    director
  18. 2022-03-24
    ➖
    MACKINNON, William Murdo resigned
    director
  19. 2022-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-06-20
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Kevin Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2011-02-24
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Jeannette Marion appointed
    director
  25. 2003-03-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOCH DUNVEGAN SHELLFISH LIMITED
  26. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Jeannette Marion appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-03-26
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    MACKINNON, William Murdo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MACKINNON, Jeannette Marion resigned 2025-07-30; MACKINNON, Jeannette Marion resigned 2025-07-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Murdo Mackinnon
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jeannette Marion Mackinnonceased 21/01/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2003-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

C/O Campbell Stewart Maclennan & Co
Unit 3 Broom Place
Portree
IV51 9HL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MACKINNON, Kevin Christopher→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINNON, William Murdo→
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINNON, Jeannette Marion→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2025-07-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2003-03-26
Resigned
MACKINNON, Jeannette Marion→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-02-24 · resigned 2025-07-30
Resigned
MACKINNON, William Murdo→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2022-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-28