A & J FRESH FISH LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13780858 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-10.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,559
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£11k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.3k | — |
| Current assets | £2.2k | — |
| Net assets | £-10.6k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16➕FARISH, Amy Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-09-16➖FARISH, Amy Louise resigneddirector
- 2022-09-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A & J FRESH FISH LTD
- 2021-12-03➕MARKLEW, Jack Samuel appointeddirector
- 2021-12-03➕FARISH, Amy Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-12-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Amy Louise Farish Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/09/2022 |
Mr Jack Samuel Marklew Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/12/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Amy Louise Farishceased 16/09/2022· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
20 North Scale
Walney
Barrow-In-Furness
LA14 3RW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FARISH, Amy Louise→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARKLEW, Jack Samuel→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARISH, Amy Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-12-03 · resigned 2022-09-16
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-03