3 JAYS FISHING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC385232 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-13
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£141.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £141,543
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£177k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£142k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£73k£110k£147k£183kApr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£153.2k£97.6k
Current assets£183.2k£135.4k
Cash£177.3k£134.7k
Debtors£5.9k£693
Net assets£141.5k£97.6k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-03-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-10
    📍
    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  8. 2022-10-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-10-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3 JAYS FISHING LIMITED
  17. 2010-09-13
    ➕
    EDDIE, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-09-13
    ➕
    EDDIE, Fiona appointed
    director
  19. 2010-09-13
    ➕
    EDDIE, George appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-13
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-09-13
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-09-13
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2010-09-13
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
George Eddie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Eddie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · AB postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A & I ANDERSON (GROUP) LIMITED→
SC507747 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
ACCHATWIN ENGINEERING LTD→
SC737775 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACE OF BLADES LIMITED→
SC504004 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
ACS ECCLES ELECTRICAL LIMITED→
SC443131 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————13y——
ADAMS DRILLING LIMITED→
SC352285 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y——
ADAMS WATCH SPECIALIST LTD→
SC616868 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ADAPTIVE PROCESS SOLUTIONS LTD→
SC689486 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ADZIEL LIMITED→
SC166635 · est 1996 · no financials extracted
————29y——
AGF SCOTLAND LTD→
SC758257 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AGILE ENERGY RECOVERY (INVERURIE) LIMITED→
SC487774 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
AIR CLEAN CALEDONIA LIMITED→
SC859551 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
AJHAM SUBSEA LIMITED→
SC455125 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

38 Strichen Road
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9QZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

EDDIE, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDDIE, Fiona→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDDIE, George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-09-13 · resigned 2010-09-13
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-09-13 · resigned 2010-09-13
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08