THE TAY SALMON FISHERIES COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC250691 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-01
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    SZARAWARSKI, Alexander Jurek appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-17
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    CANHAM, Ian John resigned
    director
  7. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-11-11
    ➕
    BISSETT-CLARKE, Sharon Lesley appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-10-30
    ➖
    BISSETT-CLARKE, The Estate Of The Late David Deas resigned
    director
  17. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2006-01-23
    ➕
    GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-01-23
    ➖
    GILLESPIE MACANDREW resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2004-03-12
    ➕
    BISSETT-CLARKE, The Estate Of The Late David Deas appointed
    director
  24. 2004-03-12
    ➕
    CANHAM, Ian John appointed
    director
  25. 2004-03-12
    ➖
    SMITH, David Christopher resigned
    director
  26. 2003-06-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE TAY SALMON FISHERIES COMPANY LIMITED
  27. 2003-06-06
    ➕
    GILLESPIE MACANDREW appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2003-06-06
    ➕
    SMITH, David Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Broadgate Builders (Spalding) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Broadgate Builders (Spalding) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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THE TAY SALMON FISHERIES COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC250691

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
Broadgate Builders (Spalding) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

5 Atholl Crescent
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 8EJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISSETT-CLARKE, Sharon Lesley→
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SZARAWARSKI, Alexander Jurek→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLESPIE MACANDREW→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-06-06 · resigned 2006-01-23
Resigned
BISSETT-CLARKE, The Estate Of The Late David Deas→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-03-12 · resigned 2017-10-30
Resigned
CANHAM, Ian John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-03-12 · resigned 2024-01-17
Resigned
SMITH, David Christopher→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-06-06 · resigned 2004-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-30