SEAWEED FARMING SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC644479 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-15
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£129.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10890SIC 10890
  • 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
  • 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
16 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £129,239

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£129k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£304.9k
Current assets£14.1k
Net assets£129.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-05-09
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  4. 2025-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-30
    ➖
    GARDNER, Morven Kirsteen Anne resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SEAWEED FARMING SCOTLAND LIMITED
  12. 2019-10-15
    ➕
    STOVE, Lawrie appointed
    director
  13. 2019-10-15
    ➕
    GARDNER, Morven Kirsteen Anne appointed
    director
  14. 2019-10-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr Lawrie Stove
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

John Player Building
Stirling Enterprise Park
Stirling
FK7 7RP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STOVE, Lawrie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-10-15
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Active
GARDNER, Morven Kirsteen Anne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-10-15 · resigned 2024-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-31
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27