DENHOLM FISHSELLING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC032960 · ltd · incorporated 1958-03-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Operating as a wholesale fish selling business, this Scottish company most likely handles the procurement and bulk distribution of fish and seafood products, acting as an intermediary between fishers or processors and buyers such as retailers, restaurants, or food service operators.

Primary activity: SIC 46170

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 46.4y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 46.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)

Directors & officers

26 officers (7 active, 26 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

197 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2025-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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PRESTON, Simon Luke resigned
director
2025-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-15
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WALLACE, Steven David James appointed
director
2022-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-29
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STRACHAN, Alexander resigned
director
2022-10-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-04
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FREW, Angus Ross appointed
director
2021-10-04
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STRACHAN, Alexander appointed
director
2021-09-30
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HUNTER, William Alasdair resigned
director
2021-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-15
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2021-01-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-01-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-06
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-01-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-01-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-31
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DANIELS, Craig David George appointed
secretary
2020-12-31
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HANSON, Gregory Albert resigned
secretary
2020-11-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-08
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MACKAY, George Hector resigned
director
2019-02-15
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Charge satisfied #20
2019-02-15
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Charge satisfied #18
2019-02-15
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Charge satisfied #17
2019-02-15
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Charge satisfied #15
2019-02-15
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Charge satisfied #9
2019-02-15
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Charge satisfied #8
2019-02-15
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-02-15
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-01-25
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STRACHAN, Alexander resigned
director
2019-01-24
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TAYLOR, Steven Noble appointed
director
2019-01-24
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PRESTON, Simon Luke appointed
director
2019-01-15
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DENHOLM, John Stephen resigned
director
2019-01-15
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KOPERNICKI, Jan Marceli resigned
director
2019-01-14
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DUTHIE, Robert Patrick resigned
director
2015-01-27
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JOHNSTON, Nicole Anne appointed
director
2014-09-23
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DRUMMOND, Norman Walker, The Revd Professor resigned
director
2014-09-23
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KOPERNICKI, Jan Marceli appointed
director
2013-09-25
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MACLEHOSE, Benjamin Donald Robert appointed
director
2013-03-26
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HARRIS, Diana Jane resigned
director
2012-09-26
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DRUMMOND, Norman Walker, The Revd Professor appointed
director
2012-09-26
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DUTHIE, Robert Patrick appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Denholm Seafoods Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Denholm Seafoods Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DENHOLM FISHSELLING LIMITED

This company · SC032960

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Denholm Seafoods Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/01/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

J. & J. Denholm Limitedceased 29/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated1958-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

18 Woodside Crescent

Glasgow

G3 7UL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05