EAST LOTHIAN SEA FISHING LTD

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SC371381 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-19
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£222
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £222

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£222
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£222
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£44£89£133£178£222Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£222£171
Current assets£222£171
Net assets£222£171

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-07
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  2. 2024-09-05
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  3. 2023-09-30
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  4. 2022-10-25
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  5. 2021-10-02
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  6. 2020-12-30
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  7. 2019-10-16
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  8. 2018-10-09
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  9. 2017-10-01
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  10. 2016-10-15
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  11. 2016-10-15
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  12. 2016-01-20
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  13. 2016-01-20
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  14. 2015-10-19
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  15. 2015-09-12
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  16. 2015-05-01
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    SPRINGFORD, Jillian appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-05-01
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    SPRINGFORD, Tracey resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-01-19
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST LOTHIAN SEA FISHING LTD
  19. 2010-01-19
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    SPRINGFORD, Trevor Martin appointed
    director
  20. 2010-01-19
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    SPRINGFORD, Tracey appointed
    secretary

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor Martin Springford
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/05/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

11 Lignieres Way
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1FD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SPRINGFORD, Jillian→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-01
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Active
SPRINGFORD, Trevor Martin→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-01-19
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Active
SPRINGFORD, Tracey→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2015-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-13