P T H FISHING LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC283462 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-19

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£63.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £63,138

Net assets shrinking

Down £12,464 YoY

Cash YoY

+87%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£111k

↑ 87% YoY

Net Worth

£63k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£116k

↑ 85% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£63.1k	£76.4k
Current assets	£116.4k	£62.8k
Cash	£110.9k	£59.4k
Debtors	£5.5k	£3.4k
Net assets	£63.1k	£75.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

• 1 address
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-23
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-16
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accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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accounts · AA
2023-08-08
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accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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accounts · AA
2020-07-21
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accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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accounts · AA
2018-06-21
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accounts · AA
2017-12-06
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accounts · AA
2016-06-29
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accounts · AA
2016-04-25
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-15
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officers · AP01
2015-11-12
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accounts · AA
2015-04-27
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-06
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HARCUS, Donna Marie appointed
director
2005-04-19
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Company incorporated
As P T H FISHING LTD.
2005-04-19
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HARCUS, Donna Marie appointed
secretary
2005-04-19
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HARCUS, Paul Thomas appointed
director
2005-04-19
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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2005-04-19
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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2005-04-19
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2005-04-19
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Mrs Donna Marie Harcus Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Paul Thomas Harcus Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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BRECK FARM LIMITED→ SC282508 · est 2005	—	—	—	100	21y	83	59y
BINSCARTH LIMITED→ SC251665 · est 2003	—	—	—	0	22y	82	70y
CELTIC DAWN FISHING LIMITED→ SC263213 · est 2004	—	—	£2.01M	—	22y	82	62y
E S H HARCUS LIMITED→ SC375460 · est 2010	—	—	—	600	16y	82	78y
ERLEND FLETT PLANT HIRE→ SC081510 · est 1983 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	43y	82	81y
J & W TAIT LIMITED→ SC030430 · est 1954 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	71y	—	—
J STEVENSON & SON LIMITED→ SC420824 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
M MACKENZIE SERVICES LTD→ SC860867 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ORKNEY SHELLFISH LIMITED→ SC138531 · est 1992 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	33y	—	—
REVELRY LIMITED→ SC412089 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-04-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Voybreck

East Road

Kirkwall

Orkney

KW15 1LX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-03

Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HARCUS, Donna Marie→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-19

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Active

HARCUS, Donna Marie→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-04-06

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Active

HARCUS, Paul Thomas→

director · ~51y · appointed 2005-04-19

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2005-04-19

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2005-04-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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address · AD01

2026-04-23

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-04-23