GOODCATCH (FISHING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC348603 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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 exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,021,589

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£220k£441k£661k£882k£1.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.02M£919.0k
Current assets£1.10M£933.0k
Net assets£1.02M£919.0k

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
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-08-05
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  7. 2023-09-25
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  8. 2022-08-30
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  9. 2021-12-02
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  10. 2021-12-02
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  11. 2021-09-20
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  12. 2021-06-11
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  13. 2021-06-11
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  14. 2020-09-25
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  15. 2019-09-24
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  16. 2018-09-14
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  17. 2017-09-19
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  18. 2013-10-01
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    BUCHAN, Rachelle appointed
    director
  19. 2008-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As GOODCATCH (FISHING) LIMITED
  20. 2008-09-16
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    BUCHAN, William Campbell appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-09-16
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    BUCHAN, Freda Christine appointed
    director
  22. 2008-09-16
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    BUCHAN, William Campbell appointed
    director
  23. 2008-09-16
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    BUCHAN JNR, Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Campbell Buchan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/11/2021
Mrs Rachelle Buchan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Campbell Buchanceased 06/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

28 Broad Street
Peterhead
AB42 1BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

BUCHAN, William Campbell→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-16
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Active
BUCHAN, Freda Christine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-09-16
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BUCHAN, Rachelle→
director · ~34y · appointed 2013-10-01
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BUCHAN, William Campbell→
director · ~36y · appointed 2008-09-16
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BUCHAN JNR, Alexander→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-09-16
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Recent filings (58 total)

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2025-09-17
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2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
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2024-04-17
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2024-04-17
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2024-04-17
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2023-09-25
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2023-09-22
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2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13