FISHERIES TEMP LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC489457 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-21
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-04-12
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2016-04-12
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-01-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2016-01-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2016-01-14
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2014-10-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2014-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FISHERIES TEMP LIMITED
  8. 2014-10-21
    ANDERSON, Donald appointed
    director
  9. 2014-10-21
    BUCHAN, John William appointed
    director
  10. 2014-10-21
    BUCHAN, John appointed
    director
  11. 2014-10-21
    DUTHIE, James Burnett appointed
    director
  12. 2014-10-21
    TAIT, Michael appointed
    director
  13. 2014-10-21
    WEST JNR, Alexander appointed
    director
  14. 2014-10-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-04-12

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

Bank Of Scotland House
Seaforth Street
Fraserburgh
AB43 9BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
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Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

ANDERSON, Donald
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-10-21
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Active
BUCHAN, John William
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-10-21
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Active
BUCHAN, John
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-10-21
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Active
DUTHIE, James Burnett
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-10-21
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Active
TAIT, Michael
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-10-21
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Active
WEST JNR, Alexander
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-21
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-04-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-01-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-01-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2014-10-21