CELTIC FISH AND GAME LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07614294 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.85M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,846,968
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.5m
↑ 8.0% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.00M | £1.79M |
| Current assets | £2.21M | £2.04M |
| Cash | £1.49M | £1.38M |
| Debtors | £487.4k | £436.4k |
| Net assets | £1.85M | £1.69M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2026-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-04➖BULLUS, Geoffrey Leonard George resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CELTIC FISH AND GAME LIMITED
- 2011-04-26➕BAINGER, Hannah Claire appointeddirector
- 2011-04-26➕BULLUS, Naomi Jane appointeddirector
- 2011-04-26➕BULLUS, Sylvia May appointeddirector
- 2011-04-26➕PLATT, Emma Kate appointeddirector
- 2011-04-26➕BULLUS, Geoffrey Leonard George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-10
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sylvia May Bullus Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Naomi Jane Bullus Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Emma Kate Platt Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Hannah Claire Bainger Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Geoffrey Leonard George Bullusceased 04/03/2026· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
48 Arwenack Street
Falmouth
TR11 3JH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-26
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BAINGER, Hannah Claire→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2011-04-26
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BULLUS, Naomi Jane→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2011-04-26
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BULLUS, Sylvia May→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-04-26
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PLATT, Emma Kate→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-04-26
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BULLUS, Geoffrey Leonard George→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2011-04-26 · resigned 2026-03-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/07/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04