GALBRAITH TRAWLERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC341101 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-09

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£560.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.1y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £560,795

Net assets shrinking

Down £88,000 YoY

Cash YoY

+764%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£470k

↑ 764% YoY

Net Worth

£561k

↓ 14% YoY

Current Assets

£489k

↓ 42% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£577.7k	£668.2k
Current assets	£488.8k	£841.8k
Cash	£470.1k	£54.4k
Debtors	£18.7k	£787.3k
Net assets	£560.8k	£648.8k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-09-10
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accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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mortgage · MR01
2025-03-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-11-12
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accounts · AA
2024-11-08
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officers · CH01
2024-11-08
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officers · CH03
2024-10-28
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GALBRAITH, Eilidh appointed
director
2024-10-28
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GALBRAITH, Mhairi Cameron appointed
director
2024-10-28
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GALBRAITH, Robbie Cameron appointed
director
2024-10-28
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officers · AP01
2024-10-28
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officers · AP01
2024-10-28
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officers · AP01
2023-09-11
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accounts · AA
2023-05-15
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officers · TM01
2023-05-15
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officers · TM01
2023-05-15
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officers · TM01
2023-05-12
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GALBRAITH, Eilidh resigned
director
2023-05-12
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GALBRAITH, Mhairi resigned
director
2023-05-12
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GALBRAITH, Robbie Cameron resigned
director
2022-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
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officers · AP01
2021-06-07
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GALBRAITH, Eilidh appointed
director
2020-12-21
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officers · AP01
2020-12-21
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officers · AP01
2020-12-09
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GALBRAITH, Mhairi appointed
director
2020-12-09
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GALBRAITH, Robbie Cameron appointed
director
2020-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2015-11-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Soctland PLC
2013-04-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-03-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-05-12
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PATERSON, Jean Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2008-04-09
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Company incorporated
As GALBRAITH TRAWLERS LIMITED
2008-04-09
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GALBRAITH, John appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GALBRAITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GALBRAITH, Eilidh (same surname) appointed 2024-10-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Galbraith Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-04-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Rowan Crest

Balegreggan Road

Campbeltown

PA28 6NN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last: 2026-04-09