HARPERRIG FISHERIES LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC282628 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-04

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£1.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03120

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 74). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,449

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↑ 7345% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↑ 20% 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	£1.7k	£200
Current assets	£8.8k	£7.3k
Net assets	£1.4k	£-20

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-31
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officers · TM01
2020-03-31
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officers · TM01
2020-03-31
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officers · TM02
2020-02-22
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GRIEVE, Colin resigned
secretary
2020-02-22
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GRIEVE, Colin resigned
director
2020-02-22
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WALKER, George William resigned
director
2020-02-04
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officers · AP01
2020-01-28
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DOUGLAS, John Stewart Sholto, Right Honourable Earl Of Morton appointed
director
2019-09-25
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accounts · AA
2018-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-03-05
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MORTON, John Charles Sholto resigned
director
2006-12-31
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GRIEVE, Colin appointed
director
2005-04-04
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Company incorporated
As HARPERRIG FISHERIES LTD.
2005-04-04
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HAMILTON, Graham John appointed
director
2005-04-04
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GRIEVE, Colin appointed
secretary
2005-04-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-04
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MORTON, John Charles Sholto appointed
director
2005-04-04
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WALKER, George William appointed
director
2005-04-04
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-04-04
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-18

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Earl Of Morton John Stewart Sholto Douglas Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	22/02/2020
Mr Graham John Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	04/04/2017

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-04-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

Cairns Farm

Kirknewton

West Lothian

EH27 8DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-18OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-04

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DOUGLAS, John Stewart Sholto, Right Honourable Earl Of Morton→

director · ~74y · appointed 2020-01-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HAMILTON, Graham John→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-04-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRIEVE, Colin→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2020-02-22

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2005-04-04

Resigned

GRIEVE, Colin→

director · ~68y · appointed 2006-12-31 · resigned 2020-02-22

Resigned

MORTON, John Charles Sholto→

director · ~99y · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2016-03-05

Resigned

WALKER, George William→

director · ~72y · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2020-02-22

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2005-04-04

Resigned

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