DEMARUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC442998 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.9y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
48 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-03-16
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    TAYLOR, Steven Noble appointed
    director
  7. 2022-01-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-09-30
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    HUNTER, William Alasdair resigned
    director
  9. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2021-07-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2021-01-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-01-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2020-12-31
    ➕
    DANIELS, Craig David George appointed
    secretary
  15. 2020-12-31
    ➖
    HANSON, Gregory Albert resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-10-08
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    MACKAY, George Hector resigned
    director
  19. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2013-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DEMARUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    MAWHINNEY, Samuel James appointed
    director
  25. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    HANSON, Gregory Albert appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    MACKINNONS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2013-02-18
    ➖
    MACKINNONS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    HUNTER, William Alasdair appointed
    director
  29. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    JONES, Graham Edward appointed
    director
  30. 2013-02-18
    ➖
    JONES, Graham Edward resigned
    director
  31. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    MACKAY, George Hector appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Denholm Fishselling Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Denholm Fishselling Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DEMARUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC442998

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Denholm Fishselling Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

C/O J & J Denholm Limited
18 Woodside Crescent
Glasgow
G3 7UL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DANIELS, Craig David George→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-31
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Active
MAWHINNEY, Samuel James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-02-18
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Active
TAYLOR, Steven Noble→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANSON, Gregory Albert→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
MACKINNONS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2013-02-18
Resigned
HUNTER, William Alasdair→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2021-09-30
Resigned
JONES, Graham Edward→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2013-02-18
Resigned
MACKAY, George Hector→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2019-10-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—15/07/2021—
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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-06