LOCH ALBA TROUT LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC344049 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£16.42M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 03220SIC 03220
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
16 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 17.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (2 active, 24 linked, 20 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
136 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £16,418,920
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.3m
Net Worth
£16m
Current Assets
£18m
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £28.75M |
| Gross profit | — | £5.45M |
| Operating profit | — | £749.9k |
| Profit before tax | — | £743.1k |
| Total assets | £16.42M | — |
| Current assets | £17.56M | — |
| Cash | £2.33M | — |
| Debtors | £1.39M | — |
| Net assets | £16.42M | — |
| Average employees | — | 5800 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (100 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-06-10📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-06-10📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-11🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Gael Force Group Holdings Limited
- 2025-04-10➕GRAHAM, Stewart appointeddirector
- 2025-04-10➕SWANSON, Rhiann Marie appointeddirector
- 2025-04-10➖HADFIELD, Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2025-04-10➖KAPINOS, Piotr Kamil resigneddirector
- 2025-04-10➖NOLAN, Scott resigneddirector
- 2025-01-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2025-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-02-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-09📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2023-02-07➖MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-02-07➖ALLAN, Darren resigneddirector
- 2023-02-07➕HADFIELD, Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2023-02-07➕KAPINOS, Piotr Kamil appointeddirector
- 2023-02-07➕NOLAN, Scott appointeddirector
- 2023-02-07➖SALVESEN, Alastair Eric Hotson resigneddirector
- 2023-02-07➖SALVESEN, Raleigh Douglas resigneddirector
- 2023-02-07➖YOUNG, John Christopher resigneddirector
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-05-19➕ALLAN, Darren appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 100 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-12-05: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Seaqure Farming 1 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Seaqure Farming 1 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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LOCH ALBA TROUT LTD
This company · SC344049
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seaqure Farming 1 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/04/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mowi Scotland Limitedceased 10/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Dawnfresh Seafoods Limitedceased 07/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Alastair Eric Hotson Salvesenceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210
Registered office
24-26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
HS1 2JF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09
Officers (2 active · 22 resigned)
GRAHAM, Stewart→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWANSON, Rhiann Marie→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HENDERSON, John Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-02-05 · resigned 2013-07-24
MCMANUS, Joseph Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-09 · resigned 2010-02-04
MUIR, Helen Fraser Dunn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-07-25 · resigned 2022-03-31
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2023-02-07
ALLAN, Darren→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-05-19 · resigned 2023-02-07
COOKSEY, Andrew Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-16 · resigned 2019-02-20
DUNCANSON, William Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-08-20 · resigned 2020-03-09
FLACK, Stephen Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-06-09 · resigned 2010-03-30
HADFIELD, Benjamin→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-02-07 · resigned 2025-04-10
HAWTHORN, Stewart Carl→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-12-15 · resigned 2017-10-31
HENDERSON, John Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2015-01-30
HEPBURN, Jim→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-06-16 · resigned 2017-08-31
HUTCHINS, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-03-01 · resigned 2022-04-01
KAPINOS, Piotr Kamil→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-02-07 · resigned 2025-04-10
MCMANUS, Joseph Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-06-09 · resigned 2011-02-06
MCMONAGLE, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-09-09 · resigned 2013-05-31
MUIR, Helen Fraser Dunn→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2019-01-21 · resigned 2021-11-22
NOLAN, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-02-07 · resigned 2025-04-10
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Mortgages & charges
16
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Gael Force Group Holdings Gael Force Group Holdings Limited | A registered charge | — | 11/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Alastair Eric Hotson Salvesen | A registered charge | — | 10/03/2022 | 09/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/12/2019 | 24/01/2025 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2019 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2019 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/03/2016 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/03/2016 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2016 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2016 | 01/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Ewos Ewos Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/10/2009 | 05/11/2011 | |
| satisfied | Trouw (UK) Trouw (UK) Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/10/2009 | 15/11/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 13/06/2008 | 24/01/2025 |
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Recent filings (136 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-10
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-06-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-24