FISH-TECH UK LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs FISH-TECH UK LIMITED
- 2013-07-12➕BOYLE, Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2013-07-12➕BOYLE, Thomas Reid appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Reid Boyle Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/07/2016 |
Mrs Elaine Boyle Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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