DENHOLM FISHSELLING LIMITED

⚰️Wound downconverted-closed
NF002947 · oversea-company · incorporated 1990-12-13
Investment thesis
Company converted closed — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Net worth
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Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Unclear. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
no address, no SIC, incorporation date
55
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (8 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    notice-of-closure-branch-overseas-company
    other · LET-CESS
  2. 2025-09-18
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2003-02-24
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  4. 2003-02-19
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  5. 2001-02-03
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  6. 2001-02-03
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  7. 2001-02-03
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  8. 2001-02-03
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  9. 2001-02-03
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  10. 2001-02-03
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  11. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Alexander Macleod appointed
    director
  12. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    MACKAY, George Hector appointed
    director
  13. 1999-08-23
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  14. 1999-08-23
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  15. 1999-08-14
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  16. 1999-08-14
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  17. 1999-08-14
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  18. 1999-03-01
    ➕
    HUNTER, William Alasdair appointed
    director
  19. 1998-06-10
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  20. 1998-06-10
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  21. 1998-04-08
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  22. 1998-04-08
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    legacy
    officers · 6421B(NI)
  23. 1998-04-02
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  24. 1998-04-02
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  25. 1998-04-02
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  26. 1995-04-10
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  27. 1994-04-20
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  28. 1993-03-16
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    legacy
    accounts · ACX(NI)
  29. 1991-01-08
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    legacy
    accounts · 650-2(NI)
  30. 1990-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As DENHOLM FISHSELLING LIMITED
  31. 1990-12-13
    ➕
    HANSON, Gregory Albert appointed
    secretary
  32. 1990-12-13
    ➕
    ALLAN, Alistair David Wishart appointed
    director
  33. 1990-12-13
    ➕
    JONES, Alan John appointed
    director
  34. 1990-12-13
    ➕
    MAWHINNEY, Samuel James appointed
    director
  35. 1990-12-13
    ➕
    STRACHAN, Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 35 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusconverted-closed
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1990-12-13
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—

Registered office

3 Coastguard Cottages
Portavogie
Co Down

Filing status

Accounts
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Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

HANSON, Gregory Albert→
secretary · appointed 1990-12-13
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Active
ALLAN, Alistair David Wishart→
director · ~82y · appointed 1990-12-13
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Active
HUNTER, William Alasdair→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-03-01
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Active
JOHNSTON, Alexander Macleod→
director · ~87y · appointed 2000-01-01
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Active
JONES, Alan John→
director · ~83y · appointed 1990-12-13
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Active
MACKAY, George Hector→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-01-01
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Active
MAWHINNEY, Samuel James→
director · ~71y · appointed 1990-12-13
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Active
STRACHAN, Alexander→
director · ~79y · appointed 1990-12-13
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

notice-of-closure-branch-overseas-company
other · LET-CESS
2025-09-18
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
2003-02-24
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
2003-02-19
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
2001-02-03
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-02-03
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-02-03
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-02-03
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-02-03
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
2001-02-03
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
1999-08-23
legacy
accounts · ACX(NI)
1999-08-23
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
1999-08-14
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
1999-08-14
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
1999-08-14
legacy
officers · 6421B(NI)
1998-06-10