ANSTRUTHER FISH BAR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC263446 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-18➕LINDSAY, Gary appointeddirector
- 2022-02-18➕MURRAY, Walker Doig appointeddirector
- 2022-02-18➖SMITH, Alison Swanston resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-18➖SMITH, Alison Swanston resigneddirector
- 2022-02-18➖SMITH, Robert Aitken resigneddirector
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ANSTRUTHER FISH BAR LIMITED
- 2004-02-13➕SMITH, Alison Swanston appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-13➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-13➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-13➕SMITH, Alison Swanston appointeddirector
- 2004-02-13➕SMITH, Robert Aitken appointeddirector
- 2004-02-13➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-13➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Kasa Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kasa Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ANSTRUTHER FISH BAR LIMITED
This company · SC263446
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Kasa Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 18/02/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Alison Swanston Smithceased 18/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Robert Aitken Smithceased 18/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
8 Mitchell Street
Leven
KY8 4HJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
LINDSAY, Gary→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, Walker Doig→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Alison Swanston→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2022-02-18
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2004-02-13
SMITH, Alison Swanston→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2022-02-18
SMITH, Robert Aitken→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2022-02-18
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2004-02-13
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-21