ABERDEEN FISH PRODUCERS' ORGANISATION, LIMITED

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SC054216 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1973-10-10

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

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 33.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 33.8y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 33.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (6 active, 34 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

152 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	300	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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officers · TM01
2026-02-18
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MCPHERSON, James More resigned
director
2025-08-18
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accounts · AA
2024-09-12
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accounts · AA
2023-09-08
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accounts · AA
2023-09-06
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officers · AP01
2023-09-05
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GATT, David John appointed
director
2023-09-05
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WATSON, David appointed
director
2023-09-05
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officers · AP01
2023-05-18
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MILNE, David Taylor resigned
director
2023-05-18
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officers · TM01
2023-05-17
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SMITH, William Mcdonald resigned
director
2023-05-17
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officers · TM01
2022-10-05
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officers · TM01
2022-08-29
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accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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WALKER, Michael Brian resigned
director
2021-10-11
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accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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officers · AP01
2021-01-19
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incorporation · MA
2021-01-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-10-06
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accounts · AA
2020-02-07
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HERMIDA BARBATO, Maria Del Carmen appointed
director
2019-11-13
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officers · AP01
2019-11-13
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officers · TM01
2019-11-01
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DOUGAL, Mark James appointed
director
2019-11-01
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FISKE, Edward James resigned
director
2019-09-11
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2017-12-07
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SMITH, William Mcdonald appointed
director
2011-06-16
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FISKE, Edward James appointed
director
2010-09-30
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PARK, Michael resigned
director
2010-03-09
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MCPHERSON, James More appointed
director
2009-12-30
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MILNE, David Taylor appointed
director
2009-11-19
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GALASHAN, Graeme Albert resigned
director
2008-05-30
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ANDERSON, David John appointed
secretary
2008-05-30
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GORDON, Hamish resigned
secretary
2008-05-22
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GORDON, James John resigned
director
2006-05-29
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MCKENZIE, William appointed
director
2006-05-29
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GARRETT, Nicholas John resigned
director
2003-11-20
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SMITH, David resigned
director
2003-11-14
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CHALMERS, Stuart Frederick resigned
director
2003-11-14
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KNOWLES, Rodney resigned
director
2003-09-25
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DALGARNO, William resigned
director
2002-06-04
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HUGHES, Ronald resigned
director
2001-09-26
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REID, Albert resigned
director
2001-01-25
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GALASHAN, Graeme Albert appointed
director
2000-09-27
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PENNY, John Raffan resigned
director
2000-09-24
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SWANKIE, John Bruce resigned
director
1999-11-25
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KNOWLES, Rodney appointed
director
1998-06-01
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ANDERSON, Charles Alexander David resigned
director
1998-06-01
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CHALMERS, Stuart Frederick appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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EAST COAST VINERS (PEAS AND BEANS) LIMITED→ SC465480 · est 2013	£8.08M £6.21M–£9.94M	£13.37M	—	1800	12y	85	79y
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CHALLENGE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC192237 · est 1998	—	—	—	6	27y	83	69y
GARDINER ICM LIMITED→ SC197812 · est 1999	—	—	£2.60M	—	27y	83	64y
LORANTHUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC312585 · est 2006	—	—	—	0	19y	83	70y
M.V. QUANTUS LIMITED→ SC150141 · est 1994	—	—	£32.29M	—	32y	83	69y
MEARNS TRACTORS LIMITED→ SC261246 · est 2003	—	—	—	1	22y	83	62y
S.F.F. SERVICES LIMITED→ SC098563 · est 1986 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	40y	83	67y
SHANNON FISHING LIMITED→ SC157000 · est 1995	—	—	£24.40M	—	31y	83	79y
UNITED FISH SELLING LIMITED→ SC077168 · est 1982	—	—	—	200	44y	83	72y
UNITY FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC157635 · est 1995	—	—	£8.14M	—	31y	83	64y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1973-10-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

47 Albert Street

Aberdeen

AB25 1XT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-19

Last: 2025-10-05