SCOTTISH FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LIMITED

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SC053475 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1973-06-27

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 41.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.1y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 41.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (21 active, 100 linked, 96 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

269 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (170 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2025-12-12
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CORBETT, James John appointed
director
2025-10-07
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officers · TM01
2025-10-03
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BUCHAN, Bruce Stephen resigned
director
2025-09-30
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2025-07-25
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officers · CH01
2025-06-26
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officers · CH01
2025-06-24
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2025-06-24
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2025-06-24
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2025-06-20
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NICOL, John Alexander appointed
director
2025-06-20
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MACIVER, Calum Neil resigned
director
2025-06-20
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MACKAY, Ian resigned
director
2025-04-03
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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MACALISTER, John resigned
director
2024-10-08
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officers · TM01
2024-10-02
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2024-01-10
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2023-07-04
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2023-06-30
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WEST, Derek Alexander appointed
director
2023-04-05
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officers · AP03
2023-04-05
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2023-03-31
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ANDERSON, John Lewis appointed
secretary
2023-03-31
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MACNAB, Robert Duncan resigned
secretary
2022-12-21
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2022-07-13
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2021-10-14
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2020-12-23
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2020-12-08
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incorporation · MA
2019-12-13
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ROBERTS, Alistair appointed
director
2018-12-24
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FINN, Tommy appointed
director
2018-12-24
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MACIVER, Calum Neil appointed
director
2018-12-24
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MURRAY, Iain resigned
director
2018-04-12
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FINN, Tommy resigned
director
2017-02-01
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MACKAY, Ian appointed
director
2017-02-01
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MCKAY, John resigned
director
2016-04-14
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BUCHAN, James resigned
director
2016-03-18
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BUCHAN, Andrew Hay appointed
director
2016-03-18
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MITCHELL, Colin James appointed
director
2016-03-18
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MITCHELL, John Louie resigned
director
2015-12-18
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MACSWEEN, Iain Maclean appointed
director
2015-12-18
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TAIT, Michael appointed
director
2015-12-18
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MACNAB, Robert Duncan appointed
secretary
2015-12-18
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MACSWEEN, Iain Maclean resigned
secretary
2015-11-12
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BUCHAN, Michael resigned
director
2015-06-21
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MACNAB, Kenneth Ian appointed
director
2015-06-01
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MACDOUGALL, John Alexander Williams resigned
director
2015-01-01
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BUCHAN JNR, John Alexander appointed
director
2015-01-01
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BUCHAN, Andrew Strachan resigned
director
2015-01-01
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BUCHAN, Bruce Stephen appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-20 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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 · 1 low

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BUCHAN, Bruce Stephen resigned 2025-10-03; MACIVER, Calum Neil resigned 2025-06-20; MACKAY, Ian resigned 2025-06-20

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1973-06-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Braehead

601 Queensferry Road

Edinburgh

EH4 6EA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last: 2025-09-14