MACNEIL FISHING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC595149 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-23

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-28.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

16 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £28,157

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£28k

↓ 2.0% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-9.2k	£-8.7k
Net assets	£-28.2k	£-27.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2024-12-24
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2023-12-15
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2022-12-23
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2021-12-22
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2020-12-17
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2019-08-05
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2019-07-23
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2018-04-23
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Company incorporated
As MACNEIL FISHING LIMITED
2018-04-23
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MACNEIL, David Angus appointed
director
2018-04-23
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MACNEIL, Kyle Neil appointed
director
2018-04-23
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MACNEIL, Neil appointed
director
2018-04-23
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incorporation · NEWINC

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACNEIL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Angus Macneil Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	23/04/2018
Mr Kyle Neil Macneil Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	23/04/2018
Mr Neil Macneil Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	23/04/2018

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

Incorporated2018-04-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

26 Lewis Street

Stornoway

Isle Of Lewis

HS1 2JF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-07

Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MACNEIL, David Angus→

director · ~40y · appointed 2018-04-23

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Active

MACNEIL, Kyle Neil→

director · ~32y · appointed 2018-04-23

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Active

MACNEIL, Neil→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-04-23

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Active

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