ISLE OF SKYE SEA SALT COMPANY LTD

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SC400451 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-07-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-01
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    RODIERE, Elisa resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-05-07
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    WOOD ACCOUNTANCY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2023-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-07-11
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  10. 2023-07-11
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    officers · AP04
  11. 2023-07-11
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-07-11
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  13. 2023-07-11
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-06-23
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    RODIERE, Jean-Jacques Henri appointed
    director
  16. 2023-06-23
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    WOOD ACCOUNTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2023-06-23
    ➕
    RODIERE, Elisa appointed
    director
  18. 2023-06-23
    ➖
    WATTS, Christopher Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2023-06-23
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    WATTS, Meena resigned
    director
  20. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-05-15
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    address · AD01
  22. 2022-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  25. 2021-06-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  26. 2021-06-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  27. 2020-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2020-09-01
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    WATTS, Meena appointed
    director
  29. 2020-08-31
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    MUIR, Nanette Thomson resigned
    director
  30. 2011-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ISLE OF SKYE SEA SALT COMPANY LTD
  31. 2011-05-27
    ➕
    MUIR, Nanette Thomson appointed
    director
  32. 2011-05-27
    ➕
    WATTS, Christopher Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Skyelisanna Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Skyelisanna Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ISLE OF SKYE SEA SALT COMPANY LTD
This company · SC400451

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Skyelisanna Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Meena Wattsceased 23/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Christopher Mark Wattsceased 23/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

Gaeltec Building Glendale Road
Dunvegan
Isle Of Skye
IV55 8GU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

RODIERE, Jean-Jacques Henri→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD ACCOUNTANCY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-06-23 · resigned 2024-05-07
Resigned
MUIR, Nanette Thomson→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned
RODIERE, Elisa→
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-06-23 · resigned 2025-06-01
Resigned
WATTS, Christopher Mark→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2023-06-23
Resigned
WATTS, Meena→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2023-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31