PETERHEAD SEAFOODS LIMITED

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SC185800 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47230
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
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
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-07
    ➖
    GAULT, Foster resigned
    director
  5. 2022-06-07
    ➖
    STEPHEN, James Mccracken resigned
    director
  6. 2022-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-05-21
    ➕
    LEIPER, David William appointed
    director
  13. 2019-05-21
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    PETERKINS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-05-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-05-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2019-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2009-08-04
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-08-04
    ➕
    PETERKINS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-04-01
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-04-01
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2002-03-12
    ➖
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    GAULT, Foster appointed
    director
  29. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    STEPHEN, James Mccracken appointed
    director
  30. 2002-03-12
    ➖
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 1998-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PETERHEAD SEAFOODS LIMITED
  32. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Seafood Ecosse Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Seafood Ecosse Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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PETERHEAD SEAFOODS LIMITED
This company · SC185800

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Seafood Ecosse Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust 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
Incorporated1998-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47230 — SIC 47230

Registered office

Seafood Ecosse
Dales Industrial Estate
Peterhead
AB42 3JF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

LEIPER, David William→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2009-08-04
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
PETERKINS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-08-04 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-14 · resigned 2002-03-12
Resigned
GAULT, Foster→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2022-06-07
Resigned
STEPHEN, James Mccracken→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2022-06-07
Resigned
PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-05-14 · resigned 2002-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-24