LIGHTHOUSE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC685485 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-11
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 3.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-511.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 3.2y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £511,804
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£512k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-509.3k | £-286.6k |
| Current assets | £20.0k | £57.6k |
| Net assets | £-511.8k | £-286.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-09-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs LIGHTHOUSE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
- 2021-01-11➕BUCHAN, Andrew Hay appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11➕CALEY FISHERIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2021-01-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Caley Fisheries Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️majority
Westwinds Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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LIGHTHOUSE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC685485
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Westwinds Investments Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 09/03/2023 |
Caley Fisheries Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Hay Buchanceased 09/03/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
5-8 Bridge Street
Peterhead
AB42 1DH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BUCHAN, Andrew Hay→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALEY FISHERIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2021-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/03/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-09