NEILSON SEAFISH LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC312670 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 2 change-of-name
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 change-of-name
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2026-02-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-02-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    NEILSON, Laura resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-04-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-02-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-03-01
    ➕
    NEILSON, Laura appointed
    director
  20. 2019-01-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2014-08-31
    ➖
    NEILSON, Nicola resigned
    director
  22. 2009-01-23
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Carla resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Carla resigned
    director
  24. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Stuart resigned
    director
  25. 2006-11-29
    ➕
    NEILSON, James Gibb appointed
    director
  26. 2006-11-29
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Carla appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-11-29
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-11-29
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Carla appointed
    director
  29. 2006-11-29
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Stuart appointed
    director
  30. 2006-11-29
    ➕
    NEILSON, Nicola appointed
    director
  31. 2006-11-29
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2006-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NEILSON SEAFISH LTD
  33. 2006-11-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2006-11-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NEILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-16: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-02-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Gibb Neilson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/11/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

The Old Surgery
School Road
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

NEILSON, James Gibb→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Carla→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2009-01-23
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2006-11-29
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Carla→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Stuart→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
NEILSON, Laura→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
NEILSON, Nicola→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2006-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-23