DRUMDERFIT FISHING COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC403998 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-22

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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£25.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £25,832

Cash YoY

+71%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£14k

↑ 71% YoY

Net Worth

£26k

↑ 130% YoY

Current Assets

£86k

↑ 39% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£26.7k	£12.3k
Current assets	£86.0k	£61.8k
Cash	£13.9k	£8.2k
Debtors	£72.1k	£53.6k
Net assets	£25.8k	£11.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2025-04-30
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2024-04-29
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2023-01-25
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2021-12-22
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2021-04-08
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2020-04-27
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2019-04-29
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accounts · AA
2019-03-18
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PATIENCE, Donna appointed
director
2019-03-18
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officers · AP01
2018-04-26
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2017-04-27
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2016-04-26
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2015-07-22
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2015-04-21
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2014-08-20
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2011-07-22
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Company incorporated
As DRUMDERFIT FISHING COMPANY LTD
2011-07-22
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PATIENCE, Donna appointed
secretary
2011-07-22
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PATIENCE, Fraser James appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+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

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Fraser James Patience Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Donna Patience Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · IV postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
ASSYNT CROFTERS TRUST LIMITED→ SC140205 · est 1992	—	—	—	3	33y	83	88y
BLUE MOTION FISHING CO. LIMITED→ SC357414 · est 2009	—	—	£762.9k	—	17y	83	62y
BURGIE LODGE FARMS LIMITED→ SC031556 · est 1956	—	—	£1.67M	—	69y	83	73y
CAWDOR FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC218848 · est 2001	—	—	£468.9k	—	25y	83	64y
DINGWALL & HIGHLAND MARTS LIMITED→ SC154876 · est 1994	—	—	—	39	31y	83	81y
EASTER ROSS FARMERS LIMITED→ SC060125 · est 1976	—	—	—	100	49y	83	95y
GLENROSSAL LIMITED→ SC351176 · est 2008	—	—	£2.77M	—	17y	83	88y
KINGSBURGH FOREST TRUST→ SC227429 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	75y
MJM (FARMERS) LIMITED→ SC288996 · est 2005	—	—	£1.80M	—	20y	83	71y
STRATHNAIRN COMMUNITY WOODLANDS→ SC228026 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	71y
ACHLAIN ESTATES LIMITED→ SC138631 · est 1992	—	—	—	200	33y	82	67y
BRAHAN FARMS LIMITED→ SC048495 · est 1971	—	—	—	400	55y	82	84y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-07-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Blair Na Coi

Drumderfit

Inverness

IV1 3XF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PATIENCE, Donna→

secretary · appointed 2011-07-22

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PATIENCE, Donna→

director · ~58y · appointed 2019-03-18

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PATIENCE, Fraser James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-07-22

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