J.A.L. (FISHING) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC241182 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-16
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,170,670
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.17M | £1.05M |
| Current assets | £1.18M | £1.02M |
| Net assets | £1.17M | £1.05M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2002-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs J.A.L. (FISHING) LIMITED
- 2002-12-16➕LEONARD, Gwen Anne appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-16➕LEONARD, Gwen Anne appointeddirector
- 2002-12-16➕LEONARD, John Andrew appointeddirector
- 2002-12-16➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-12-16➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Andrew Leonard Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/12/2021 |
Mrs Gwen Anne Leonard Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Andrew Leonardceased 06/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
28 Broad Street
Peterhead
AB42 1BY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
LEONARD, Gwen Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-12-16
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LEONARD, Gwen Anne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-12-16
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LEONARD, John Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-12-16
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2002-12-16
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-13