UNITY FISHING SERVICES (PETERHEAD) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC385233 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-13
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£232.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 0.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £232,695
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£44k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£233k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£297k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£59k£119k£178k£237k£297kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£324.4k£167.8k
Current assets£296.8k£232.0k
Cash£43.7k£29.9k
Debtors£63.6k£20.8k
Net assets£232.7k£165.7k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-07-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  5. 2025-07-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  6. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-23
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-10-15
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-10-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-10-15
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-10-15
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    address · AD01
  17. 2019-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-19
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    ANDERSON, Alexandra appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As UNITY FISHING SERVICES (PETERHEAD) LTD
  21. 2010-09-13
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Aaron George appointed
    director
  22. 2010-09-13
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-09-13
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-09-13
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  25. 2010-09-13
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alexandra Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Aaron George Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

16 Iona Avenue
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1NZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ANDERSON, Aaron George→
director · ~35y · appointed 2010-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Alexandra→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-09-13 · resigned 2010-09-13
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-09-13 · resigned 2010-09-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/07/2025—
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/07/2025—
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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15