HOLMS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC144934 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-15
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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  2. 2024-10-28
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  3. 2023-09-26
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  4. 2022-08-17
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  5. 2021-10-14
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  6. 2020-09-24
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  7. 2019-11-19
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  8. 2019-02-21
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  9. 2018-01-09
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  10. 2017-02-27
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  11. 2016-06-16
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  12. 2016-03-14
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  13. 2015-06-27
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  14. 2015-06-27
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  16. 2014-06-29
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  17. 1993-08-04
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    VAN HEDDEGEM, Carlos Lodewijk Hippoliet Angelus appointed
    secretary
  18. 1993-08-04
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    SQUIRE, John Michael appointed
    director
  19. 1993-08-04
    ➕
    VAN HEDDEGEM, Carlos Lodewijk Hippoliet Angelus appointed
    director
  20. 1993-08-04
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1993-08-04
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
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  22. 1993-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As HOLMS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 1993-06-15
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1993-06-15
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Michael Squire
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/03/2017

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
Incorporated1993-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

5 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

VAN HEDDEGEM, Carlos Lodewijk Hippoliet Angelus→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-04
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Active
SQUIRE, John Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-08-04
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Active
VAN HEDDEGEM, Carlos Lodewijk Hippoliet Angelus→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-08-04
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-15 · resigned 1993-08-04
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-06-15 · resigned 1993-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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2025-10-21
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2025-06-16
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2024-10-28
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2024-06-19
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2023-09-26
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2023-06-23
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2022-08-17
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2022-06-16
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2021-10-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2020-09-24
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2020-06-13
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2019-11-19
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2019-06-12
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2019-02-21