NEWTYLE SALMON FISHING LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC771756 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-06
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-07-10➕SVENDSEN, Lars Erik appointedsecretary
- 2025-07-10➖DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-07-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-28➕GARDNER, David Mclay appointeddirector
- 2023-07-21📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-07-07➕DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-06-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs NEWTYLE SALMON FISHING LIMITED
- 2023-06-06➕SVENDSEN, Lars Erik appointeddirector
- 2023-06-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lars Erik Svendsen Individual · Danish · DOB 12/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120
Registered office
Eastwood
House
Dunkeld
PH8 0HY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SVENDSEN, Lars Erik→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARDNER, David Mclay→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-08-28
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SVENDSEN, Lars Erik→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-06-06
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-07-07 · resigned 2025-07-10
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Recent filings (13 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-04
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-07-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-06