BONNIE LASS FISHING CO. LTD.

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SC327799 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-16
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
£30.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,116
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,182 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£30k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£763
↓ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£51kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£42.0k£72.4k
Current assets£763£19.4k
Cash£1£1.2k
Debtors£762£18.2k
Net assets£30.1k£51.3k

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
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-16
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  3. 2026-02-16
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  4. 2026-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-30
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  6. 2023-12-30
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  7. 2022-12-28
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  8. 2022-06-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2020-12-31
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  12. 2019-12-28
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  13. 2019-08-20
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    address · AD02
  14. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2014-05-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2009-07-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Asset Finance Limited
  19. 2009-07-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2007-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BONNIE LASS FISHING CO. LTD.
  21. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    BECKETT, Bryan Edward appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    BECKETT, Allan Ramsey appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    BECKETT, Bryan Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-07-16
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2007-07-16
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Mr Craig Allan Beckett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/09/2024
Mr Allan Ramsey Beckett
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bryan Edward Beckettceased 11/09/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

14 Gibson Street
Carnoustie
Angus
DD7 7JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BECKETT, Bryan Edward→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-16
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Active
BECKETT, Allan Ramsey→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-07-16
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Active
BECKETT, Bryan Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-07-16
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Asset Finance Limited
Deed of undertakings (incorporating assignation)1 property20/07/200920/05/2014
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Ship mortgage1 property13/07/200920/05/2014

Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23