KENMURE FISHERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC044129 · ltd · incorporated 1966-12-15
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 40.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£99.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 40.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,018
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,966 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£99k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£47k£71k£94k£118kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£99.0k£118.0k
Current assets£1.6k£12.7k
Net assets£99.0k£118.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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  2. 2026-04-21
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  3. 2026-02-02
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    OGILVIE, Jeanette Thea resigned
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  4. 2025-08-25
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  5. 2025-06-03
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  6. 2024-10-01
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  7. 2023-09-18
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  8. 2022-09-26
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  9. 2021-09-07
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  10. 2020-08-14
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  11. 2020-05-26
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  12. 2020-05-25
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  13. 2019-08-30
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  14. 2018-08-03
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  15. 2018-05-25
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    GORDON, Kirsten Mary Johanne resigned
    director
  16. 2018-05-25
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  17. 2017-06-29
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  18. 2017-06-27
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  19. 2017-06-13
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    SCOTT, Gavin Stewart resigned
    secretary
  20. 2017-01-04
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    GORDON, Graeme Henry resigned
    director
  21. 2011-01-28
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    OGILVIE, Jeanette Thea appointed
    director
  22. 2008-08-14
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    COULTHARD, William George resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-08-14
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    SCOTT, Gavin Stewart appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-08-14
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    OGILVIE, Jeanette Thea resigned
    director
  25. 2007-06-01
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    GORDON, Fiona Mary appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2000-08-14
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    COULTHARD, William George appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-08-14
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    MILLAR, Archibald Douglas resigned
    secretary
  29. 2000-08-14
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    MILLAR, Archibald Douglas resigned
    director
  30. 1999-12-01
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    GORDON, Sarah Jane resigned
    director
  31. 1999-06-07
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    GORDON, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  32. 1985-12-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  33. 1966-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As KENMURE FISHERIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Henry Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1966-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

135 King Street
Castle Douglas
DG7 1LZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

GORDON, Fiona Mary→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, James Henry→
director · ~69y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COULTHARD, William George→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2008-08-14
Resigned
MILLAR, Archibald Douglas→
secretary · resigned 2000-08-14
Resigned
SCOTT, Gavin Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2017-06-13
Resigned
GORDON, Graeme Henry→
director · ~96y · resigned 2017-01-04
Resigned
GORDON, Kirsten Mary Johanne→
director · ~93y · resigned 2018-05-25
Resigned
GORDON, Sarah Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
MILLAR, Archibald Douglas→
director · ~96y · resigned 2000-08-14
Resigned
OGILVIE, Jeanette Thea→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-01-28 · resigned 2026-02-02
Resigned
OGILVIE, Jeanette Thea→
director · ~65y · resigned 2008-08-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property13/12/198506/10/2003

Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-14