ARNON FISHING LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC311439 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-03
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£335.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £335,634
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£336k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£190k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £335.6k | £358.6k |
| Current assets | £189.8k | £227.6k |
| Net assets | £335.6k | £335.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-30➕BUCHAN, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ARNON FISHING LTD.
- 2006-11-03➕BUCHAN, Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-03➕BUCHAN, Andrew May appointeddirector
- 2006-11-03➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-03➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-03➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-03➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Buchan Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 03/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & R MCBAIN LIMITED→ SC803304 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER FARMS LIMITED→ SC141797 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER JACK (FISHING) LIMITED→ SC259254 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ANNOCHIE FARMS LTD→ SC761170 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARL FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC242164 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ASBS FISHING COMPANY LTD→ SC684476 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BALMARA LTD→ SC776387 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BBD FISHING LTD→ SC644064 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BBP ROSE LTD→ SC629529 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BERRYDEN FISHING LTD→ SC712622 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
17 Balmoor Terrace
Peterhead
AB42 1EQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BUCHAN, Andrew May→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHAN, Catherine→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-03 · resigned 2006-11-03
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-03 · resigned 2006-11-03
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Recent filings (45 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-28