GMR FISHING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC636157 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£25k£49k£74k£99k£124kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£123.5k
Current assets£34.4k
Cash£34.4k
Debtors£39
Net assets£123.5k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-02-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-01-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As GMR FISHING LTD
  15. 2019-07-15
    WILSON, Carolyn appointed
    director
  16. 2019-07-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Carolyn Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

8 Oswald Place
Ayr
KA8 8PJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, Carolyn
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-07-15
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-28