J P REID 75 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC473791 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-28

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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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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2024-12-19
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2023-12-04
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2022-12-20
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2021-11-01
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2020-11-30
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2019-12-09
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2018-11-02
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2017-11-13
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accounts · AA
2016-10-24
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accounts · AA
2016-04-11
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-09
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accounts · AA
2015-04-01
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2014-03-28
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Company incorporated
As J P REID 75 LIMITED
2014-03-28
➕
REID, James Peter appointed
director
2014-03-28
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REID, Kathleen Alexandra Mhairi appointed
director
2014-03-28
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "REID" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Peter Reid Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/03/2017
Mrs Kathleen Alexandra Mhairi Reid Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1986 · age 40	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/03/2017

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

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ALISON KAY FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC202023 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
AMA FISHING LTD→ SC419998 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
BLUE REBEL LTD→ SC444857 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
D W FISHING (SHETLAND) LTD→ SC472323 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
FJA FISHING COMPANY LTD→ SC628362 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
HUNTER SHELLFISH LTD.→ SC275758 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
IF & CA NICOLSON LIMITED→ SC169516 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	—	—
J & A SINCLAIR LTD.→ SC287687 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
J JOHNSON FISHING LTD→ SC468946 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
JAMIESON FISHING CO LTD→ SC408658 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
JAMIESONS (BELMONT) LIMITED→ SC449995 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
JFA FISHING LTD→ SC599836 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-03-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Skeo Knowe Aithsetter

Cunningsburgh

Shetland

ZE2 9HG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

REID, James Peter→

director · ~51y · appointed 2014-03-28

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REID, Kathleen Alexandra Mhairi→

director · ~40y · appointed 2014-03-28

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