SCOT WEST SEAFOODS LTD.
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Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 23.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £587.3k | £697.0k |
| Current assets | £745.4k | £703.8k |
| Cash | £5.9k | £46.5k |
| Debtors | £739.5k | £657.2k |
| Net assets | £585.2k | £694.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-28➕CUBELLS MENSA, Jordi appointeddirector
- 2024-08-28➖AGRAMUNT, Judit Cubells resigneddirector
- 2024-07-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-07-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-19➕CUBELLS MENSA, Jordi appointedsecretary
- 2024-07-19➖AGRAMUNT, Judit Cubells resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-14➕AGRAMUNT, Judit Cubells appointeddirector
- 2017-12-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-01➕MARTINEZ, Antonio José Rueda appointeddirector
- 2013-10-01➕AGRAMUNT, Judit Cubells appointedsecretary
- 2013-09-09➕CUBELLS AGRAMUNT, Jorge appointeddirector
- 2013-06-20➖GRANT, Donald Forbes resignedsecretary
- 2013-06-20➖GRANT, Donald Forbes resigneddirector
- 2012-11-22➖GARCIA SILVESTRE, Isidro Yesus resigneddirector
- 2006-03-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-05-01➕GRANT, Donald Forbes appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-01➕GARCIA SILVESTRE, Isidro Yesus appointeddirector
- 2003-05-01➕GRANT, Donald Forbes appointeddirector
- 2003-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOT WEST SEAFOODS LTD.
- 2003-04-18➕DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-18➖DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-18➕DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-18➖DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jorge Cubells Individual · Spanish · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 23/03/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/05/2003 | — |