CLOSEBURN CASTLE FISHINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC603952 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-30
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£36.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £36,543
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,481 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£37k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £54.3k | £49.3k |
| Current assets | £53.9k | £48.9k |
| Net assets | £36.5k | £38.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-22➕MORGAN, Paul Gerard Dermot appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-14➖SIMPSON, Roger David Hilton resigneddirector
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-08➕HIRST, Michelle Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2021-03-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-03-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-29➕SIMPSON, Roger David Hilton appointeddirector
- 2021-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-03-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-23➕WRIGHT, Nicholas Stanley appointeddirector
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CLOSEBURN CASTLE FISHINGS LIMITED
- 2018-07-30➕HIRST, Michael John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC NICHOLSON LTD→ 15053915 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CJ AND CM LIMITED→ SC737454 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CLAYCROP FARMS LTD→ SC552092 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CLIFFORDS CASUALTY SERVICE LIMITED→ SC356156 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| CLONCOUGH FARMING LTD→ SC872106 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLWIDHEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC814185 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CONNELL FARM LTD→ SC524780 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| COOPON CARSE LTD.→ SC868806 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CORSEWALL CASTLE FARM LIMITED→ SC581034 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CORSOCK FARMS LIMITED→ SC167760 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| CRABAPPLETREE LIMITED→ SC405570 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| CRAIGADAM FARM LIMITED→ SC153308 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120
Registered office
Ulzieside
Ulzieside
Sanquhar
Dumfriesshire
DG4 6LA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
HIRST, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-30
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HIRST, Michelle Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-05-08
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MORGAN, Paul Gerard Dermot→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-03-22
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WRIGHT, Nicholas Stanley→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-03-23
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SIMPSON, Roger David Hilton→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2021-03-29 · resigned 2025-03-14
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-03-30