KENDAL FISH FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01306505 · ltd · incorporated 1977-04-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.0y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-30
Average employees200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-14
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    BEATTIE, Euphemia appointed
    director
  7. 2022-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2015-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-09-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: David William Strang Steel
  18. 2013-09-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: David William Strang Steel
  19. 2008-06-27
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    BEATTIE, Euphemia appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-06-27
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    BEATTIE, Allan Bernard appointed
    director
  21. 2008-06-27
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    THOMPSON, Lorraine Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-06-27
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Kenneth James resigned
    director
  23. 2008-06-27
    ➖
    SUTHERLAND, Alan George resigned
    director
  24. 2007-11-19
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    MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-11-19
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    THOMPSON, Lorraine Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-11-19
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    MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances resigned
    director
  27. 2007-11-19
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    MCINTOSH, Kenneth James appointed
    director
  28. 2007-11-19
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    ODDSEN, Oddgeir resigned
    director
  29. 2007-11-19
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    SUTHERLAND, Alan George appointed
    director
  30. 2007-01-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2006-12-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  32. 2005-08-17
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    MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances appointed
    secretary
  33. 2005-08-17
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    ROBERTSON, Bruce Thomas resigned
    secretary
  34. 2005-08-17
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    MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances appointed
    director
  35. 2005-08-17
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    ROBERTSON, Bruce Thomas resigned
    director
  36. 2004-10-01
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    ROBERTSON, Bruce Thomas appointed
    secretary
  37. 2004-10-01
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    ODDSEN, Oddgeir appointed
    director
  38. 2004-09-30
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    SOMERVILLE, William Iain Munro resigned
    secretary
  39. 2004-09-30
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    SOMERVILLE, William Iain Munro resigned
    director
  40. 2003-06-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Den Norske Bank Asa (The Security Trustee)
  41. 2003-05-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Den Norske Bank Asa (The Security Trustee)
  42. 2001-10-31
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    SMITH MAXWELL, Charles James Lansdale resigned
    secretary
  43. 2001-10-31
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    SOMERVILLE, William Iain Munro appointed
    secretary
  44. 2001-10-31
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    ROBERTSON, Bruce Thomas appointed
    director
  45. 2001-10-31
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    SMITH MAXWELL, Archie Lonsdale Shipley resigned
    director
  46. 2001-10-31
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    SMITH MAXWELL, Charles James Lansdale resigned
    director
  47. 2001-10-31
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    SMITH MAXWELL, Patricia Mary Wentworth resigned
    director
  48. 2001-10-31
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    SMITH MAXWELL, Sandra Joyce Graham resigned
    director
  49. 2001-10-31
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    SOMERVILLE, William Iain Munro appointed
    director
  50. 1993-08-01
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    SMITH MAXWELL, Sandra Joyce Graham appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BEATTIE, Euphemia (same surname) appointed 2022-10-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

It's Cauld Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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It's Cauld Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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KENDAL FISH FARMS LIMITED
This company · 01306505

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
It's Cauld Ltd.
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

73 Acomb Crescent Fawdon
Newcatsle Upon Tyne
NE3 2BD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

BEATTIE, Euphemia→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-27
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Active
BEATTIE, Allan Bernard→
director · ~82y · appointed 2008-06-27
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Active
BEATTIE, Euphemia→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-17 · resigned 2007-11-19
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Bruce Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2005-08-17
Resigned
SMITH MAXWELL, Charles James Lansdale→
secretary · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
SOMERVILLE, William Iain Munro→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2004-09-30
Resigned
THOMPSON, Lorraine Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-19 · resigned 2008-06-27
Resigned
MACDONALD, Yvonne Frances→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-08-17 · resigned 2007-11-19
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Kenneth James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-11-19 · resigned 2008-06-27
Resigned
ODDSEN, Oddgeir→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2007-11-19
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Bruce Thomas→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2005-08-17
Resigned
SMITH MAXWELL, Archie Lonsdale Shipley→
director · ~98y · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
SMITH MAXWELL, Charles James Lansdale→
director · ~74y · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
SMITH MAXWELL, Patricia Mary Wentworth→
director · ~101y · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
SMITH MAXWELL, Sandra Joyce Graham→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
SOMERVILLE, William Iain Munro→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2004-09-30
Resigned
SUTHERLAND, Alan George→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-11-19 · resigned 2008-06-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
David William Strang Steel / James Alister Aitkenhead
A registered charge1 property20/09/2013—
outstanding
David William Strang Steel / James Alister Aitkenhead
A registered charge1 property20/09/2013—
satisfied
Den Norske Bank Asa (The Security Trustee)
Syndicated debenture1 property04/06/200323/12/2006
satisfied
Den Norske Bank Asa (The Security Trustee)
A standard security which was presented for registration in scotland on 10 june 2003 and1 property27/05/200316/01/2007
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Recent filings (132 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-14