COOKE AQUACULTURE SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC419789 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-19

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03210

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 14.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 14.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-29
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IRVING, Paul Barrie resigned
director
2022-05-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-23
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-05-23
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-04-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-31
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa, New York Branch in Its Capacity as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties Under and as Defined in the Credit Agreement
2022-03-31
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa, New York Branch in Its Capacity as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties Under and as Defined in the Credit Agreement
2022-03-31
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa, New York Branch in Its Capacity as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties Under and as Defined in the Credit Agreement
2022-03-31
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa, New York Branch in Its Capacity as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties Under and as Defined in the Credit Agreement
2022-01-21
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-31
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa New York Branch in Its Capacity as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties Under and as Defined in the Credit Agreement
2020-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2015-11-09
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa New York Branch as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties
2015-09-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa New York Branch as Administrative Agent
2015-09-15
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa New York Branch, as Administrative Agent on Behalf of the Secured Parties Under and as Defined in the Credit Agreement
2015-09-15
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa New York Branch, in Its Capacity as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties Under and as Defined in the Credit Agreement
2015-01-13
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BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-01-13
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MACLAY MURRAY AND SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-05-13
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COOKE, Glenn Bruce appointed
director
2014-05-13
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STEWART, Leonard William appointed
director
2014-05-13
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BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-05-13
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MACLAY MURRAY AND SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-05-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa New York Branch as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties Under and as Defined in the Credit Agreement
2014-01-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-12-04
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BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-12-04
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-03-31
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AITCHISON, Douglas resigned
director
2013-03-31
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WARRINGTON, Mark Kenneth resigned
director
2012-05-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Dnb Bank Asa
2012-03-19
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Company incorporated
As COOKE AQUACULTURE SCOTLAND LIMITED
2012-03-19
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BLAIR, Colin Ian appointed
director
2012-03-19
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YOUNG, William appointed
director
2012-03-19
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-03-19
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AITCHISON, Douglas appointed
director
2012-03-19
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IRVING, Paul Barrie appointed
director
2012-03-19
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WARRINGTON, Mark Kenneth appointed
director

Owner dependency

70/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

8 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Cooke Aquaculture Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cooke Aquaculture Uk Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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COOKE AQUACULTURE SCOTLAND LIMITED

This company · SC419789

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cooke Aquaculture Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2012-03-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp

110 Queen Street

Glasgow

G1 3BX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20