SCOTTISH CREEL FISHERMEN'S FEDERATION

🌳Matureactive

SC448626 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-04-26

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£67.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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 £67,859

Cash YoY

+22%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£70k

↑ 22% YoY

Net Worth

£68k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£71k

↑ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£67.9k	£57.4k
Current assets	£70.5k	£59.5k
Cash	£70.5k	£58.0k
Debtors	£48	£1.5k
Net assets	£67.9k	£57.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
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THOMSON, Simon John appointed
director
2025-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-27
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CAMPBELL, Sally Ann, Dr resigned
director
2021-09-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-21
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GRIEVE, Gaetano Joseph resigned
director
2021-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
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BECKETT, Brian Edward resigned
director
2020-02-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-03
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GRIEVE, Gaetano Joseph appointed
director
2017-10-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-09-26
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HUGHSON, Alasdair George appointed
director
2015-09-26
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HOGAN, John resigned
director
2015-09-26
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LOCHHEAD, Andrew Irvine resigned
director
2015-09-26
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RITCHIE, Albert Reid resigned
director
2015-01-30
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YOUNGER, Robert William appointed
director
2015-01-30
➕
BECKETT, Brian Edward appointed
director
2015-01-30
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CAMPBELL, Sally Ann, Dr appointed
director
2015-01-30
➕
HOGAN, John appointed
director
2015-01-30
➕
LOCHHEAD, Andrew Irvine appointed
director
2015-01-30
➕
RITCHIE, Albert Reid appointed
director
2015-01-30
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THAIN, Gavin Buchan resigned
director
2014-09-17
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SINCLAIR, Alistair Taylor resigned
director
2013-05-08
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MILLAR, Charles Angus resigned
director
2013-04-26
🏢
Company incorporated
As SCOTTISH CREEL FISHERMEN'S FEDERATION
2013-04-26
➕
COOK, James Cowe appointed
director
2013-04-26
➕
MILLAR, Charles Angus appointed
director
2013-04-26
➕
SINCLAIR, Alistair Taylor appointed
director
2013-04-26
➕
THAIN, Gavin Buchan appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2013-04-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 Coldingham Road Industrial Estate

Eyemouth

TD14 5AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-10

Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

COOK, James Cowe→

director · ~71y · appointed 2013-04-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUGHSON, Alasdair George→

director · ~52y · appointed 2015-09-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

THOMSON, Simon John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2025-08-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

YOUNGER, Robert William→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BECKETT, Brian Edward→

director · ~70y · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2020-02-24

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Sally Ann, Dr→

director · ~85y · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2022-03-27

Resigned

GRIEVE, Gaetano Joseph→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-10-03 · resigned 2021-04-21

Resigned

HOGAN, John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2015-09-26

Resigned

LOCHHEAD, Andrew Irvine→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2015-09-26

Resigned

MILLAR, Charles Angus→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2013-05-08

Resigned

RITCHIE, Albert Reid→

director · ~90y · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2015-09-26

Resigned

SINCLAIR, Alistair Taylor→

director · ~72y · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2014-09-17

Resigned

THAIN, Gavin Buchan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2015-01-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-02-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-26