MACINNES SHELLFISH LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC843138 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-28
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs MACINNES SHELLFISH LTD
- 2025-03-28➕MACINNES, John Angus appointeddirector
- 2025-03-28➕MACINNES, Katelin Jeanette Elaine appointeddirector
- 2025-03-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "MACINNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Angus Macinnes Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/03/2025 |
Miss Katelin Jeanette Elaine Morrison Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Agriculture · HS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENSTONE FISHING LIMITED→ SC666436 · est 2020 | £9.6k £7.4k–£11.8k | £63.7k | — | 200 | 5y | 84 | 47y |
| HEBRIDEAN SMOLTS LIMITED→ SC235174 · est 2002 | — | — | £500.7k | — | 23y | 82 | 59y |
| MACSWEEN'S DUNGANICHY LTD→ SC273960 · est 2004 | — | — | £212.1k | — | 21y | 82 | 71y |
| S & SG LTD→ SC253571 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 100 | 22y | 82 | 68y |
| SCARISTAVORE CROFTING TRUST LIMITED→ SC195471 · est 1999 | — | — | £59.6k | — | 27y | 81 | 85y |
| AQUARIA (GRIMSAY) LTD→ SC476899 · est 2014 | — | — | £465.4k | — | 11y | 80 | 70y |
| D MACINNES ASSOCIATES LTD→ SC259251 · est 2003 | — | — | £23.2k | — | 22y | 80 | 73y |
| GAELTONE LIMITED→ SC289027 · est 2005 | — | — | £1.0k | — | 20y | 80 | 84y |
| JACAMAR FISHING LTD→ SC336198 · est 2008 | — | — | £24.5k | — | 18y | 80 | 62y |
| DAWN SHELLFISH LIMITED→ SC341117 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| FEAR KNOT LTD→ SC880556 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MACIAIN LTD.→ SC061711 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
Sheillaidh
8 Sollas
Isle Of North Uist
Western Isles
HS6 5BS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACINNES, John Angus→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-03-28
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MACINNES, Katelin Jeanette Elaine→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-03-28
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Recent filings (4 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-28