MAGNUS NORQUAY SHELLFISH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC523141 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-23
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 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
£289.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
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 £289,040
Net assets shrinking
Down £65,250 YoY
Cash YoY
+901%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
↑ 901% YoY
Net Worth
£289k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↑ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£71k£142k£213k£283k£354kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£508.0k£573.7k
Current assets£68.7k£35.2k
Cash£34.6k£3.5k
Debtors£34.0k£31.8k
Net assets£289.0k£354.3k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-05-29
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  3. 2024-01-31
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  4. 2024-01-29
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    NORQUAY, Joanna appointed
    director
  5. 2023-11-15
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  6. 2023-11-15
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  7. 2023-11-15
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  8. 2023-11-15
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  9. 2023-05-31
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  10. 2022-05-27
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  11. 2021-05-27
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  12. 2020-02-28
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  13. 2019-05-20
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  14. 2019-05-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  15. 2019-02-28
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  16. 2018-02-28
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  17. 2017-08-15
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  18. 2017-08-15
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  19. 2015-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As MAGNUS NORQUAY SHELLFISH LIMITED
  20. 2015-12-23
    ➕
    NORQUAY, Joanna appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-12-23
    ➕
    NORQUAY, Magnus James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NORQUAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Magnus James Norquay
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

Greenacre
St Margaret's Hope
St Margaret's Hope
Orkney
KW17 2TG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

NORQUAY, Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-23
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NORQUAY, Joanna→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-01-29
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NORQUAY, Magnus James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-12-23
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—16/05/2019—
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Recent filings (29 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
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accounts · AA
2025-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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officers · AP01
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-11-15
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27