HARELAW TROUT FISHERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC685383 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees0-100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-04-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-04-01
    FARID, Gil resigned
    director
  8. 2023-03-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HARELAW TROUT FISHERY LTD
  12. 2021-01-08
    MURDOCH, Ross appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-08
    FARID, Gil appointed
    director
  14. 2021-01-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Murdoch
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control08/01/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gil Faridceased 01/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

33 Newmarket Street
Ayr
KA7 1LL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MURDOCH, Ross
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-01-08
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Active
FARID, Gil
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-08 · resigned 2023-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-08