BOOT FISHING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04053718 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-25
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    HORSLEY, Ann Lynette, Lady resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-25
    ➖
    RIDLEY, Philip Charles resigned
    director
  7. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-05-01
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    HOUGH, Andrew William appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    HORSLEY, Ann Lynette, Lady appointed
    director
  19. 2001-12-20
    ➖
    DOUGALL, Alistair Ross resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-12-20
    ➖
    DOUGALL, Alistair Ross resigned
    director
  21. 2001-12-20
    ➖
    HORSLEY, Beresford Peter Torrington resigned
    director
  22. 2001-03-16
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2000-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BOOT FISHING LIMITED
  24. 2000-08-16
    ➕
    HOUGH, Andrew William appointed
    director
  25. 2000-08-16
    ➕
    DOUGALL, Alistair Ross appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-08-16
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-08-16
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-08-16
    ➕
    DOUGALL, Alistair Ross appointed
    director
  29. 2000-08-16
    ➕
    HORSLEY, Beresford Peter Torrington appointed
    director
  30. 2000-08-16
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Philip Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2000-08-16
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew William Hough
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/08/2016

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
Incorporated2000-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

Yew Tree Cottage
Houghton
Stockbridge
Hampshire
SO20 6LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

HOUGH, Andrew William→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUGH, Andrew William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGALL, Alistair Ross→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-16 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-16 · resigned 2000-08-16
Resigned
DOUGALL, Alistair Ross→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-08-16 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned
HORSLEY, Ann Lynette, Lady→
director · ~92y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2024-06-25
Resigned
HORSLEY, Beresford Peter Torrington→
director · ~105y · appointed 2000-08-16 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned
RIDLEY, Philip Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-08-16 · resigned 2024-06-25
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-16 · resigned 2001-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25