SCOT LIVE SHELLFISH LTD

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SC478492 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,349,745
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£309k£617k£926k£1.2m£1.5mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.51M£1.56M
Current assets£1.54M£1.51M
Cash£13.6k£50.6k
Debtors£1.05M£1.18M
Net assets£1.35M£1.30M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-05-18
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-05-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-05-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2025-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-08
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    BURNS, Stephen appointed
    director
  7. 2024-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  8. 2023-12-05
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  9. 2023-08-24
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  10. 2023-08-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-07-31
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    KOZLOWSKA, Malgorzata appointed
    director
  12. 2022-10-14
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  13. 2022-10-14
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  14. 2022-06-13
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  15. 2022-02-21
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  16. 2021-03-31
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  17. 2020-10-22
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  18. 2020-10-22
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-10-22
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  20. 2020-10-22
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  21. 2020-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-10-21
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    MURRAY, Lachlan Douglas appointed
    secretary
  23. 2020-10-21
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    FORGIE, Stephen Andrew resigned
    secretary
  24. 2020-10-21
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    FORGIE, Stephen Andrew resigned
    director
  25. 2020-05-22
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    MCWILLIAMS, Ian resigned
    director
  26. 2020-02-03
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    MURRAY, Lachlan Douglas appointed
    director
  27. 2019-11-20
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    FORGIE, Stephen Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2019-11-20
    ➖
    STEWART, Jacqueline Ann Glendinning resigned
    secretary
  29. 2019-11-20
    ➖
    STEWART, Jacqueline Ann Glendinning resigned
    director
  30. 2016-04-01
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    STEWART, Jacqueline Ann Glendinning appointed
    director
  31. 2014-09-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2014-09-01
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    STEWART, Jacqueline Ann Glendinning appointed
    secretary
  33. 2014-08-01
    ➕
    MCWILLIAMS, Ian appointed
    director
  34. 2014-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOT LIVE SHELLFISH LTD
  35. 2014-05-27
    ➕
    FORGIE, Stephen Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

Unit 4 River Close North
Teaninich Industrial Estate
Alness
Ross-Shire
IV17 0PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

MURRAY, Lachlan Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNS, Stephen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active
KOZLOWSKA, Malgorzata→
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-07-31
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Active
MURRAY, Lachlan Douglas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-02-03
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Active
FORGIE, Stephen Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2019-11-20 · resigned 2020-10-21
Resigned
STEWART, Jacqueline Ann Glendinning→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2019-11-20
Resigned
FORGIE, Stephen Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-05-27 · resigned 2020-10-21
Resigned
MCWILLIAMS, Ian→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2020-05-22
Resigned
STEWART, Jacqueline Ann Glendinning→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2019-11-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—23/09/201413/05/2025

Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24