ORKNEY SHELLFISH HATCHERY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC557209 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-10
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.56M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,559,454

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.6m
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£512k£1.0m£1.5m£2.0m£2.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£623.0k£504.4k
Current assets£5.4k£24.9k
Net assets£2.56M£2.44M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-31
    ➕
    DINSDALE, James Sebastian appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-31
    ➖
    PERCIVAL, John Martyn resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-10-01
    ➖
    YORK, Richard Kenneth resigned
    director
  12. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-06-15
    ➖
    CADMAN, Giles Dearing resigned
    director
  15. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-16
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  17. 2021-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-09-08
    ➕
    KING, Michael Frank appointed
    director
  21. 2021-09-08
    ➕
    PERCIVAL, John Martyn appointed
    director
  22. 2020-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-11-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  24. 2019-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-10-10
    ➕
    CADMAN, Giles Dearing appointed
    director
  26. 2017-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ORKNEY SHELLFISH HATCHERY LIMITED
  27. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    YORK, Richard Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Giles Cadman
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
—75–100%75-100% voting · firm interest10/02/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

The Boom
Mellon Charles
Aultbea
Achnasheen
IV22 2JL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DINSDALE, James Sebastian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2026-01-31
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Active
KING, Michael Frank→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-09-08
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Active
CADMAN, Giles Dearing→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-10-10 · resigned 2022-06-15
Resigned
PERCIVAL, John Martyn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-09-08 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned
YORK, Richard Kenneth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-10 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-21