KEVIN WOOD FISHING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC296900 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-09
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
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
51 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
60
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-02
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  3. 2023-10-12
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  4. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-17
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2017-08-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-08-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-06
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    WOOD, Theresa Anne appointed
    director
  15. 2016-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As KEVIN WOOD FISHING LIMITED
  18. 2006-02-09
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    WOOD, Theresa Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-02-09
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    WOOD, Kevin appointed
    director
  20. 2006-02-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-02-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-02-09
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-02-09
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Theresa Anne Wood
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2017
Mr Kevin Wood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

26-30 Marine Place
Buckie
AB56 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WOOD, Theresa Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-09
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Active
WOOD, Kevin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-02-09
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Active
WOOD, Theresa Anne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2006-02-09
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2006-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-14