SAGITTARIUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC536003 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-02-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Denholm Fishselling Limited
  3. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2025-10-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-10-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2025-07-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2025-07-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Denholm Fishselling Limited
  10. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-07-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-06-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2021-05-18
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Christine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2020-10-31
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-08-31
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    COFFEY, William Mark Hugh resigned
    director
  21. 2020-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  25. 2018-10-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    MACKAY, George resigned
    secretary
  27. 2017-07-31
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot appointed
    secretary
  28. 2016-10-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2016-07-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2016-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SAGITTARIUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2016-05-20
    ➕
    MAWHINNEY, Samuel James appointed
    director
  32. 2016-05-20
    ➕
    THOMPSON, James Henry Davies appointed
    director
  33. 2016-05-20
    ➕
    MACKAY, George appointed
    secretary
  34. 2016-05-20
    ➕
    COFFEY, William Mark Hugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Denholm Fishselling Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Denholm Fishselling Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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SAGITTARIUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC536003

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Henry Davies Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting20/08/2018
Denholm Fishselling Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Coffeyceased 20/08/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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8 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

26-30 Marine Place
Buckie
AB56 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCGREGOR, Christine→
secretary · appointed 2021-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAWHINNEY, Samuel James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, James Henry Davies→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKAY, George→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-20 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
COFFEY, William Mark Hugh→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-20 · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Denholm Fishselling
Denholm Fishselling Limited
A registered charge1 property10/02/2026—
outstanding
Denholm Fishselling
Denholm Fishselling Limited
A registered charge1 property17/07/2025—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property12/10/201602/12/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—11/07/201603/10/2025
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Recent filings (35 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-27