CALEY SEAFOODS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC471366 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-29📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-29📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-29📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-01-17📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2021-04-12📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2021-04-12⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2021-04-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31➖REGAN, Andrew William resigneddirector
- 2020-07-01➕FARRAR, Paul Morgan appointeddirector
- 2018-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-12-06➕FARRAR, Paul Morgan appointedsecretary
- 2017-12-06➕CARDNO, David Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-12-06➕DOUGAL, Mark James appointeddirector
- 2017-12-06➖WATT, Allan resignedsecretary
- 2017-12-06➖ARMOUR, Neil Anthony resigneddirector
- 2017-12-06➖BROWN, Karl resigneddirector
- 2017-12-06➖DIXON, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2017-12-06➕REGAN, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2017-12-06➖REID, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2017-12-06➖TAIT, John resigneddirector
- 2017-12-06➖WATT, Allan resigneddirector
- 2017-01-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-06-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2016-01-28➕ARMOUR, Neil Anthony appointeddirector
- 2016-01-28➕BROWN, Karl appointeddirector
- 2016-01-28➕DIXON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-01-28➕REID, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2016-01-28➕TAIT, John appointeddirector
- 2014-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEY SEAFOODS LIMITED
- 2014-03-03➕WATT, Allan appointedsecretary
- 2014-03-03➕WATT, Allan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2021-04-12: legacy
Group structure
Caley Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Caley Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CALEY SEAFOODS LIMITED
This company · SC471366
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caley Investments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
5-8 Bridge Street
Peterhead
AB42 1DH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
FARRAR, Paul Morgan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-12-06
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CARDNO, David Alexander→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-12-06
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DOUGAL, Mark James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-12-06
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FARRAR, Paul Morgan→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-07-01
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WATT, Allan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-03-03 · resigned 2017-12-06
ARMOUR, Neil Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-28 · resigned 2017-12-06
BROWN, Karl→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-01-28 · resigned 2017-12-06
DIXON, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-28 · resigned 2017-12-06
REGAN, Andrew William→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-12-06 · resigned 2020-07-31
REID, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-01-28 · resigned 2017-12-06
TAIT, John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-01-28 · resigned 2017-12-06
WATT, Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-03-03 · resigned 2017-12-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/06/2016 | 11/05/2018 |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-29
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-04
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-01-17