ST ANDREWS HARBOUR FISHING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC310534 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-17

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

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 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-10-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-01-07
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annual-return · AR01
2011-04-01
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WATSON, Rhona resigned
secretary
2011-04-01
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WATSON, Mark resigned
director
2009-11-13
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RHONA WATSON resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-09-25
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MARTIN, David resigned
secretary
2009-09-25
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WATSON, Rhona appointed
secretary
2009-09-25
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RHONA WATSON appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-11-01
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WATSON, Mark appointed
director
2006-10-17
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Company incorporated
As ST ANDREWS HARBOUR FISHING LIMITED
2006-10-17
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BROWN, Colin William appointed
director
2006-10-17
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WILBRAHAM, Shane John appointed
director
2006-10-17
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MARTIN, David appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Shane Wilbraham Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-10-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

8 Mitchell Street

Leven

Fife

KY8 4HJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BROWN, Colin William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILBRAHAM, Shane John→

director · ~54y · appointed 2006-10-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MARTIN, David→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2009-09-25

Resigned

WATSON, Rhona→

secretary · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2011-04-01

Resigned

RHONA WATSON→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2009-11-13

Resigned

WATSON, Mark→

director · ~54y · appointed 2008-11-01 · resigned 2011-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-17

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-10-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2019-07-19