ALLIANCE FISH LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12450362 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-12-22
    HANDYSIDE, Joanne appointed
    director
  8. 2023-12-22
    BROWN, John resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-02-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-02-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2021-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-02-15
    HANDYSIDE, David William appointed
    director
  20. 2021-02-15
    HANDYSIDE, Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLIANCE FISH LTD
  22. 2020-02-07
    BROWN, John appointed
    director
  23. 2020-02-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Handyside
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/02/2021
Mr David William Handyside
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Brownceased 17/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Beacon Hill Farm
Hauxley
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE65 0JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HANDYSIDE, David William
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-15
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Active
HANDYSIDE, Joanne
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-12-22
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Active
HANDYSIDE, Steven
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-02-15
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Active
BROWN, John
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-02-07 · resigned 2023-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22