SUMMER ISLES FOODS (1993) LIMITED

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SC142422 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 32.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 5 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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  2. 2026-01-29
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  3. 2026-01-28
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  4. 2026-01-28
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  5. 2025-04-01
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  6. 2024-03-27
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  7. 2023-03-24
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  8. 2022-03-29
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  9. 2022-03-17
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    address · AD01
  10. 2021-06-14
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-17
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    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2020-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-06
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  17. 2012-06-08
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    DUNBAR, Keith Ramsay resigned
    director
  18. 2004-04-20
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    ANDERSON STRATHERN LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2004-04-20
    ➖
    HISLOP, Mitchell resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-04-20
    ➖
    GARRETT, Edwin Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2004-04-20
    ➖
    MASSON, John George resigned
    director
  22. 2004-04-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  23. 2003-03-14
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    AUCKLAND, Robert Ian resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-14
    ➕
    HISLOP, Mitchell appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-01-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 1999-01-08
    ➕
    AUCKLAND, Robert Ian appointed
    secretary
  27. 1999-01-08
    ➖
    CROSSAN, Finlay George resigned
    secretary
  28. 1996-09-27
    ➕
    CROSSAN, Finlay George appointed
    secretary
  29. 1996-09-27
    ➖
    ANDERSON STRATHERN WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1996-09-27
    ➕
    GARRETT, Edwin Charles appointed
    director
  31. 1996-09-27
    ➕
    MASSON, John George appointed
    director
  32. 1996-03-01
    ➖
    UPTON, Gail resigned
    secretary
  33. 1996-03-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON STRATHERN WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1995-07-24
    ➖
    MULLEN, John resigned
    director
  35. 1993-07-25
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Keith Ramsay appointed
    director
  36. 1993-07-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  37. 1993-06-30
    ➕
    UPTON, Gail appointed
    secretary
  38. 1993-06-30
    ➖
    J & F ANDERSON WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1993-06-04
    ➕
    ERSKINE, Alistair Morgan appointed
    director
  40. 1993-06-04
    ➖
    GRIMSTON, Kenneth Robert resigned
    nominee-director
  41. 1993-06-04
    ➕
    MULLEN, John appointed
    director
  42. 1993-06-04
    ➖
    STUART, John Forester resigned
    nominee-director
  43. 1993-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SUMMER ISLES FOODS (1993) LIMITED
  44. 1993-02-02
    ➕
    J & F ANDERSON WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1993-02-02
    ➕
    GRIMSTON, Kenneth Robert appointed
    nominee-director
  46. 1993-02-02
    ➕
    STUART, John Forester appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair Morgan Erskine
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200

Registered office

Unit 9 Longman Centre
East Tullos Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB12 3BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

ANDERSON STRATHERN LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ERSKINE, Alistair Morgan→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUCKLAND, Robert Ian→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-08 · resigned 2003-03-14
Resigned
CROSSAN, Finlay George→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-27 · resigned 1999-01-08
Resigned
HISLOP, Mitchell→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2004-04-20
Resigned
UPTON, Gail→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 1996-03-01
Resigned
ANDERSON STRATHERN WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-03-01 · resigned 1996-09-27
Resigned
J & F ANDERSON WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-02 · resigned 1993-06-30
Resigned
DUNBAR, Keith Ramsay→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-07-25 · resigned 2012-06-08
Resigned
GARRETT, Edwin Charles→
director · ~94y · appointed 1996-09-27 · resigned 2004-04-20
Resigned
GRIMSTON, Kenneth Robert→
nominee-director · appointed 1993-02-02 · resigned 1993-06-04
Resigned
MASSON, John George→
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-09-27 · resigned 2004-04-20
Resigned
MULLEN, John→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-06-04 · resigned 1995-07-24
Resigned
STUART, John Forester→
nominee-director · appointed 1993-02-02 · resigned 1993-06-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property20/04/200417/01/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property21/07/199327/01/1999

Recent filings (121 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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address · AD01
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14