FISHFROM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC424245 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-17
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£-312.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
92 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £312,141
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
-£312k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£312k-£237k-£161k-£86k-£10k£65kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£577.9k£616.1k
Current assets£17.1k£65.0k
Cash£7.1k£50.6k
Debtors£10.0k£14.4k
Net assets£-312.1k£-261.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
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  6. 2024-01-15
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  7. 2023-09-05
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  8. 2023-07-19
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  9. 2023-07-19
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  10. 2023-01-20
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  11. 2022-12-20
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  12. 2022-12-19
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  13. 2022-12-15
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
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  15. 2022-01-07
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  16. 2021-07-28
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  17. 2021-01-15
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  18. 2020-09-17
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  19. 2020-05-29
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  20. 2019-11-11
    FISCHER, Tristan Gordon Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2019-11-11
    HOLDSWORTH, James Luke resigned
    director
  22. 2019-11-11
    ROBERTSON, Neil William Alan resigned
    director
  23. 2019-11-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Gresham House Investment Management (Guernsey) Limited as General Partner of Gresham House Bsi Infrastructure LP
  24. 2019-08-31
    FINDLAY, Craig William resigned
    director
  25. 2018-02-01
    HOLDSWORTH, James Luke appointed
    director
  26. 2018-01-10
    MCEUEN, James Stewart resigned
    director
  27. 2017-11-19
    ALLEN, Douglas Anthony James resigned
    director
  28. 2017-04-26
    ALLEN, Douglas Anthony James appointed
    director
  29. 2017-04-26
    FINDLAY, Craig William appointed
    director
  30. 2017-04-20
    CAMERON, Charles David Stewart resigned
    director
  31. 2017-04-20
    CAMERON, Fiona Louise resigned
    director
  32. 2017-04-20
    MARRIOTT, Simon Patrick resigned
    director
  33. 2016-10-14
    MCEUEN, James Stewart appointed
    director
  34. 2016-10-10
    FISCHER, Tristan Gordon Alexander appointed
    director
  35. 2013-02-08
    ODDSEN, Oddgeir appointed
    director
  36. 2013-02-08
    CAMERON, Charles David Stewart appointed
    director
  37. 2013-02-08
    CAMERON, Fiona Louise appointed
    director
  38. 2013-02-08
    MARRIOTT, Simon Patrick appointed
    director
  39. 2013-02-08
    ROBERTSON, Neil William Alan appointed
    director
  40. 2012-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As FISHFROM LIMITED
  41. 2012-05-17
    ROBERTSON, Andrew 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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 Oddsen Oddgeir
Individual · Norwegian · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

1 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-29
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

ODDSEN, Oddgeir
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-08
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Active
ROBERTSON, Andrew
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-05-17
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Active
ALLEN, Douglas Anthony James
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-04-26 · resigned 2017-11-19
Resigned
CAMERON, Charles David Stewart
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2017-04-20
Resigned
CAMERON, Fiona Louise
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2017-04-20
Resigned
FINDLAY, Craig William
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-26 · resigned 2019-08-31
Resigned
FISCHER, Tristan Gordon Alexander
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-10 · resigned 2019-11-11
Resigned
HOLDSWORTH, James Luke
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2019-11-11
Resigned
MARRIOTT, Simon Patrick
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2017-04-20
Resigned
MCEUEN, James Stewart
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2018-01-10
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Neil William Alan
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2019-11-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Gresham House Investment Management (Guernsey) as General Partner of Gresham House Bsi Infrastructure LP
Gresham House Investment Management (Guernsey) Limited as General Partner of Gresham House Bsi Infrastructure LP
A registered charge11/11/2019
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Recent filings (92 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2025-02-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-12-19