J CHARLES SEAFOODS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC711040 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-01

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10200

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.3y

75/100

ready

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

· Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

16 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-21
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CHARLES, Andrew appointed
director
2022-02-04
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mortgage · MR01
2022-01-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2021-11-03
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-08
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-01
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Company incorporated
As J CHARLES SEAFOODS LIMITED
2021-10-01
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BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-10-01
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CLARK, Francis appointed
director
2021-10-01
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CLARK, Michael William Gordon appointed
director
2021-10-01
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MCNICOL, Gregor John appointed
director
2021-10-01
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHARLES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ifc Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ifc Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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J CHARLES SEAFOODS LIMITED

This company · SC711040

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
Ifc Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/10/2021

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

Incorporated2021-10-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200

Registered office

2 Marischal Square

Broad Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1DQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30