FISHING VESSEL AGENTS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC145905 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-08-13

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.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£28.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (6 active, 28 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

28 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £28,537

Cash YoY

+3%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£30k

↑ 3.2% YoY

Net Worth

£29k

↑ 1.5% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£28.5k	£28.1k	£36.2k
Cash	£30.4k	£29.4k	£37.5k
Net assets	£28.5k	£28.1k	£36.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2026-05-08
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2025-05-19
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accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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officers · AP01
2022-08-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-23
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accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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TAYLOR, Steven Noble appointed
director
2021-11-01
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MACKAY, George Hector resigned
director
2021-08-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-08-13
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2020-08-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-08-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-05
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accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-04-30
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SPENCE, Brian appointed
director
2020-04-30
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MACKINNONS resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-04-30
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SIMPSON, Richard Harald resigned
director
2019-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-31
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TAYLOR, Graham Joseph resigned
director
2019-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-30
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officers · AP01
2018-10-26
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WEST, Jonathan appointed
director
2017-12-12
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BROWN, Karl resigned
director
2015-01-21
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MACKINNONS appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-01-21
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MASSON & GLENNIE resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-10-07
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DOUGAL, Robert Ross resigned
director
2013-10-24
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BROWN, James Hamilton resigned
director
2012-06-19
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JAMIESON, James John resigned
director
2012-06-19
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SIMPSON, Richard Harald appointed
director
2011-06-21
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BROWN, Karl appointed
director
2011-05-24
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DOUGAL, Robert Ross appointed
director
2011-05-12
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MASSON & GLENNIE appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-05-12
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RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-04-19
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DOUGAL, Mark James appointed
director
2011-04-19
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NICOL, Philip Aitchison resigned
director
2011-04-19
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WALKER, Michael Brian resigned
director
2008-05-28
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MCKENZIE, William appointed
director
2008-05-28
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GARRETT, Nicholas John resigned
director
2008-05-28
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MARR, Christian Leslie resigned
director
2008-05-28
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NICOL, Philip Aitchison appointed
director
2008-05-28
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TAYLOR, Graham Joseph appointed
director
2006-12-06
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MACKAY, George Hector appointed
director
2006-12-06
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STRACHAN, Alexander resigned
director
2002-03-31
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MARR, Christian Leslie appointed
director
2002-03-31
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MURRAY, Ronald resigned
director
2000-09-30
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GARRETT, Nicholas John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1993-08-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Carden Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1UR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-27

Last: 2025-08-13