SHETLAND FISHERMEN'S TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC427435 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-07-02

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.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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2025-04-30
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2024-05-10
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accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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2023-08-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-07-10
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2023-06-14
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2023-06-14
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address · AD01
2023-06-13
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SIMPSON, Una Catherine appointed
director
2023-05-17
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accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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accounts · AA
2021-05-18
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accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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officers · AP01
2021-03-19
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ANDERSON, James Andrew appointed
director
2020-12-11
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address · AD01
2020-09-07
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RUTHERFORD, Paul John William resigned
secretary
2020-09-07
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officers · TM02
2020-09-07
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2020-08-24
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2020-08-24
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officers · CH01
2020-08-24
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officers · AP01
2020-08-21
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CARNIE, Alistair David appointed
director
2020-04-01
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KEITH, Sheila Marian appointed
director
2019-11-21
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ANDERSON, George William appointed
director
2016-05-20
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SIMPSON, Joseph Gilbert resigned
director
2012-07-20
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SIMPSON, Joseph Gilbert appointed
director
2012-07-02
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Company incorporated
As SHETLAND FISHERMEN'S TRUST
2012-07-02
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LAURENSON, Victor appointed
director
2012-07-02
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TAIT, Leslie Alexander appointed
director
2012-07-02
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RUTHERFORD, Paul John William appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 74 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alistair David Carnie Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	25/07/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Leslie Alexander Taitceased 10/07/2023· significant influence · trust interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2012-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor Mair's Quay

Holmsgarth Road

Lerwick

Shetland

ZE1 0PW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02