THOMSON INTERNATIONAL (FISH SALES) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC199134 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-23
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£403.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £403,151
Net assets shrinking
Down £91,735 YoY
Cash YoY
+136%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£243k
↑ 136% YoY
Net Worth
£403k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£308k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£99k£198k£297k£396k£495kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£409.3k£502.7k
Current assets£308.2k£413.9k
Cash£243.2k£103.0k
Debtors£46.1k£102.1k
Net assets£403.2k£494.9k

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

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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
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-06-23
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  3. 2024-06-07
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  4. 2023-06-05
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  5. 2022-06-08
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  6. 2021-09-26
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  7. 2020-09-15
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  8. 2019-04-18
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  9. 2018-07-17
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  10. 2017-10-19
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  11. 2017-07-10
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  12. 2016-09-20
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  13. 2015-09-15
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  14. 2015-08-18
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  15. 2014-09-02
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  16. 2013-04-08
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    THOMSON, William Alfred appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-04-08
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    CHISHOLM, Roger Gillespie resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-08
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    BANNERMAN, Iain Alasdair resigned
    director
  19. 2013-04-08
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    BANNERMAN, Robert Ross resigned
    director
  20. 1999-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As THOMSON INTERNATIONAL (FISH SALES) LIMITED
  21. 1999-08-23
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    THOMSON, William Alfred appointed
    director
  22. 1999-08-23
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    CHISHOLM, Roger Gillespie appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-08-23
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-08-23
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-08-23
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    BANNERMAN, Iain Alasdair appointed
    director
  26. 1999-08-23
    ➕
    BANNERMAN, Robert Ross appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 William Alfred Thomson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

7 Castle Gardens
Barrock Street
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7GZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

THOMSON, William Alfred→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-08
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Active
THOMSON, William Alfred→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-08-23
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Active
CHISHOLM, Roger Gillespie→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 2013-04-08
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 1999-08-23
Resigned
BANNERMAN, Iain Alasdair→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 2013-04-08
Resigned
BANNERMAN, Robert Ross→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 2013-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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2026-05-21
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2025-08-31
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2025-06-23
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2024-09-13
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2024-06-07
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2023-09-04
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2023-06-05
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2022-09-06
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2022-06-08
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2021-09-26
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2021-09-06
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2020-09-15
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2020-09-03
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2019-09-02
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2019-04-18