HANDYSIDE FISHING (NORTH) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC752143 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-02
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (63/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As HANDYSIDE FISHING (NORTH) LTD
  9. 2022-12-02
    ➕
    HANDYSIDE, David William appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-02
    ➕
    HANDYSIDE, Steven appointed
    director
  11. 2022-12-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +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 "HANDYSIDE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Business First Linwood Point
Paisley
Glasgow
PA1 2FB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HANDYSIDE, David William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-12-02
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Active
HANDYSIDE, Steven→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-12-02
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-02