DALGUISE FISHINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-22.2k | £-11.7k |
| Cash | £1.3k | £15.6k |
| Net assets | £-22.2k | £-11.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-10📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs DALGUISE FISHINGS LIMITED
- 2023-02-16➕SMELLIE, Gillian Margaret appointeddirector
- 2023-02-16➕SMELLIE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-02-16➕SMELLIE, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2023-02-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SMELLIE, Gillian Margaret (same surname) appointed 2023-02-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Smellie Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/02/2023 |
Gillian Margaret Smellie Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/02/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Robert Smellieceased 04/04/2025· 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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