OUTER HEBRIDES FISHERIES TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC307684 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-08-30

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£93.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

29 officers (9 active, 29 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £93,592

Cash YoY

-2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£72k

↓ 1.9% YoY

Net Worth

£94k

↑ 25% YoY

Current Assets

£74k

↓ 1.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£93.6k	£74.7k
Current assets	£73.9k	£75.2k
Cash	£72.0k	£73.3k
Debtors	£1.9k	£1.8k
Net assets	£93.6k	£74.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts · AA
2025-12-05
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officers · TM01
2025-12-05
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officers · TM01
2025-11-18
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FOOTE, Oliver Gordon resigned
director
2025-11-18
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FRASER, Alasdair Ranald resigned
director
2025-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
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officers · AP01
2025-03-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-18
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officers · AP01
2025-03-14
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KIMBER-DANGER, Rebecca Anne appointed
director
2025-03-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-29
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GRANVILLE, Fergus, The Earl resigned
director
2024-11-25
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STEELE, John resigned
director
2024-09-30
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officers · CH01
2024-09-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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HILL, Michael appointed
director
2023-11-23
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MACDONALD, George Hugh appointed
director
2023-05-30
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MACIVER, Anne Marie resigned
director
2023-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
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FRASER, Alasdair Ranald appointed
director
2020-02-20
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MACDONALD, Mark resigned
director
2019-04-17
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TRAYNER, Iain appointed
director
2019-04-17
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STEELE, John appointed
director
2018-06-18
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CURTIS, Giles Philip resigned
director
2018-06-18
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MACIVER, Anne Marie appointed
director
2018-04-30
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MACDONALD, Iain Murdo resigned
director
2018-04-20
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WOODHALL, Steven resigned
director
2016-04-20
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DAVIES, Richard Alun Campbell appointed
director
2016-04-20
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FRANCIS, Huw John resigned
director
2015-09-10
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MACDONALD, Mark appointed
director
2015-09-10
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MACLENNAN, David Maclean resigned
director
2015-09-10
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WOODHALL, Steven appointed
director
2014-09-15
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CUMMING, Gordon Scott Andrew resigned
director
2014-05-08
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MACKENZIE, Cristin Thomas Murdoch Munro resigned
director
2013-02-26
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SCOTT, Simon resigned
secretary
2012-07-09
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MACDONALD, Iain Murdo appointed
director
2012-05-03
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GREEN, Dickon Edward appointed
director
2012-05-03
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GREEN, Malcolm resigned
director
2012-01-25
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SMITH, Derek John James resigned
director
2010-10-21
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MURRAY, Kenneth Macleod resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 71 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: FOOTE, Oliver Gordon resigned 2025-11-18; FRASER, Alasdair Ranald resigned 2025-11-18

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-08-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

The Sawmill

Marybank

Stornoway

Isle Of Lewis

HS2 0DD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-13

Last: 2025-08-30