BRORA FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC233209 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£606.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
67 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £606,112
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£606k
↑ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £606.1k | £557.7k |
| Current assets | £132.8k | £178.0k |
| Net assets | £606.1k | £557.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-10➕ROBERTS, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2009-05-22➕ROBERTS, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2002-09-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2002-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BRORA FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
- 2002-06-25➕CAMERON, Stacey Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-25➕CAMERON, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2002-06-25➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-25➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-25➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-06-25➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Cameron Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ARDARDAN ESTATE LTD.→ SC302812 · est 2006 | — | — | £892.6k | — | 19y | 83 | 73y |
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| ALBAR LANDSCAPES LIMITED→ SC111284 · est 1988 | — | — | £1.54M | — | 37y | 82 | 65y |
| INSHORE FISHING LTD→ SC263540 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 200 | 22y | 82 | 71y |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
C/O Burgoyne Carey Pavilion 2
3 Dava Street
Glasgow
G51 2JA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
CAMERON, Stacey Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-06-25
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CAMERON, Catherine→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-06-25
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ROBERTS, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-05-22
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ROBERTS, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-08-10
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-25
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 30/11/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/09/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
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2025-09-23
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2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-10-23
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2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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officers · AP01
2023-08-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-10-19
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2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-12