BLUE MOTION FISHING CO. LIMITED

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SC357414 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£762.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 15.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £762,854
Net assets shrinking
Down £55,905 YoY
Cash YoY
+135%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 135% YoY
Net Worth
£763k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£164k£328k£491k£655k£819kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£762.9k£818.8k
Current assets£32.2k£28.5k
Cash£6.1k£2.6k
Debtors£26.0k£25.9k
Net assets£762.9k£818.8k

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

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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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2024-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2024-06-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2024-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2024-05-24
    REID, Andrew James appointed
    director
  9. 2024-05-24
    REID, Joan resigned
    director
  10. 2024-05-24
    REID, Leslie John resigned
    director
  11. 2024-05-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-05-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  20. 2019-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2019-03-18
    PATIENCE, Donna appointed
    director
  22. 2019-03-18
    REID, Jane Alexandria appointed
    director
  23. 2019-03-18
    REID, Joan appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2019-03-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2011-04-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2011-02-18
    REID, Jane Alexandria appointed
    secretary
  28. 2011-02-18
    REID, Dorothy Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  29. 2011-02-18
    REID, William James resigned
    director
  30. 2010-12-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2009-06-16
    REID, Dorothy Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-06-16
    STEWART & STEWART LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2009-04-30
    PATIENCE, Fraser James appointed
    director
  34. 2009-04-30
    REID, Michael appointed
    director
  35. 2009-04-30
    INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2009-04-30
    STEWART & STEWART LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2009-04-30
    DUNCAN, Calum Iain resigned
    director
  38. 2009-04-30
    REID, Leslie John appointed
    director
  39. 2009-04-30
    REID, William James appointed
    director
  40. 2009-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE MOTION FISHING CO. LIMITED
  41. 2009-03-30
    INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  42. 2009-03-30
    DUNCAN, Calum Iain appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Chanonry Bay House
2 Lumsden Gardens
Fortrose
Ross-Shire
IV10 8RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (6 active · 7 resigned)

REID, Jane Alexandria
secretary · appointed 2011-02-18
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Active
PATIENCE, Donna
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-03-18
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Active
PATIENCE, Fraser James
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-04-30
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Active
REID, Andrew James
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-05-24
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Active
REID, Jane Alexandria
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-03-18
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Active
REID, Michael
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-04-30
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Active
REID, Dorothy Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2011-02-18
Resigned
INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-30 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
STEWART & STEWART LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2009-06-16
Resigned
DUNCAN, Calum Iain
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-03-30 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
REID, Joan
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-03-18 · resigned 2024-05-24
Resigned
REID, Leslie John
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2024-05-24
Resigned
REID, William James
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2011-02-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Mortgage1 property11/04/201127/06/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property31/12/201004/06/2024

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13