COSTEN FISHING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC609582 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-01
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£26.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,513
Cash YoY
+134%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↑ 134% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£31k£39kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£26.5k£21.0k
Current assets£38.6k£32.3k
Cash£38.6k£16.5k
Debtors—£15.8k
Net assets£26.5k£21.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As COSTEN FISHING LTD
  16. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    COSTEN, Ryan Neil appointed
    director
  17. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    COSTEN, Sinead Claire appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 "COSTEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan Neil Costen
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/10/2018
Mrs Sinead Claire Costen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/10/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ASSYNT CROFTERS TRUST LIMITED→
SC140205 · est 1992
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SC357414 · est 2009
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BURGIE LODGE FARMS LIMITED→
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——£1.67M—69y8373y
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——£468.9k—24y8364y
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SC060125 · est 1976
———10049y8395y
GLENROSSAL LIMITED→
SC351176 · est 2008
——£2.77M—17y8388y
KINGSBURGH FOREST TRUST→
SC227429 · est 2002 · no financials extracted
————24y8375y
MJM (FARMERS) LIMITED→
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STRATHNAIRN COMMUNITY WOODLANDS→
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————24y8371y
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Cora Linn
Kinloss Street
Burghead
Morayshire
IV30 5UY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COSTEN, Ryan Neil→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active
COSTEN, Sinead Claire→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-08