A WELSH SEAFOODS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07661413 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-07
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 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£95.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47230
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 53). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £95,786
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,792 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£96k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£131k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £130.9k | £152.6k |
| Current assets | £130.5k | £114.9k |
| Net assets | £95.8k | £106.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14➕WELSH, Annelise appointeddirector
- 2020-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-11-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-06-29➖WELSH, Alan Mcgregor resigneddirector
- 2013-11-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A WELSH SEAFOODS LTD
- 2011-06-07➕WELSH, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2011-06-07➕WELSH, Alan Mcgregor appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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 "WELSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew James Welsh Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2011-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47230 — SIC 47230
Registered office
Unit 2/3 Harbour Trading Estate
Fleetwood
Lancashire
FY7 7PA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WELSH, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WELSH, Annelise→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WELSH, Alan Mcgregor→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2015-06-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/11/2015 | 08/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/11/2013 | 08/06/2017 |
Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-21