SORRENTO FISHING COMPANY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
12385255 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-03
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-10-13
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2020-10-13
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-07-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2020-07-16
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2020-01-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2020-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SORRENTO FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
  7. 2020-01-03
    FARRAR, Paul appointed
    secretary
  8. 2020-01-03
    ALLARD, Andrew John appointed
    director
  9. 2020-01-03
    DOUGAL, Mark James appointed
    director
  10. 2020-01-03
    PEDERSEN, Paul appointed
    director
  11. 2020-01-03
    REGAN, Andrew William appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-03
    MARR, Christian Leslie appointed
    director
  13. 2020-01-03
    MARR, Christian Leslie resigned
    director
  14. 2020-01-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-10-13

Group structure

Pedersen Fishing Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pedersen Fishing Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
SORRENTO FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 12385255

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
Pedersen Fishing Co Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/01/2020

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Bojen House North Quay
Fish Docks
Grimsby
DN31 3SY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

FARRAR, Paul
secretary · appointed 2020-01-03
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Active
ALLARD, Andrew John
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-01-03
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Active
DOUGAL, Mark James
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-03
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Active
PEDERSEN, Paul
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-01-03
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Active
REGAN, Andrew William
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-01-03
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Active
MARR, Christian Leslie
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-03 · resigned 2020-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2020-10-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2020-07-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-01-03