THE SCOTTISH HALIBUT COMPANY LTD
No material changes in the last 30 days.
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-13📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-10-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-08➕MILLS, Nigel John appointeddirector
- 2024-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs THE SCOTTISH HALIBUT COMPANY LTD
- 2024-10-15➕TAME, Edward William appointeddirector
- 2024-10-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel John Mills Cbe Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/10/2025 |
Mr Edward William Tame Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Agriculture · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGENGILLAN ESTATES (NO 1) COMPANY LIMITED→ SC124520 · est 1990 | £3.87M £2.98M–£4.77M | — | — | 0 | 36y | 83 | 63y |
| ALDERSTON DAIRIES LIMITED→ SC241138 · est 2002 | — | — | £114.4k | — | 23y | 83 | 74y |
| CAITHNESS POTATO BREEDERS LIMITED→ SC082730 · est 1983 | — | — | £1.36M | — | 43y | 83 | 68y |
| CARCANT ESTATES LIMITED→ SC030457 · est 1954 | — | — | £269.0k | — | 71y | 83 | 69y |
| DENHOLM POTATO GROWERS LIMITED→ SC089295 · est 1984 | — | — | £453.8k | — | 41y | 83 | 61y |
| DODS OF HADDINGTON LIMITED→ SC056452 · est 1974 | — | — | £2.26M | — | 51y | 83 | 72y |
| EAST COAST ORGANICS LTD→ SC297585 · est 2006 | — | — | £1.21M | — | 20y | 83 | 63y |
| EAST LOTHIAN PRODUCE LIMITED→ SC185473 · est 1998 | — | — | £8.19M | — | 28y | 83 | 73y |
| ROSLIN NUTRITION LIMITED→ SC173850 · est 1997 | — | — | — | 1000 | 29y | 83 | 78y |
| ARBORETUM ESTATES LIMITED→ SC350956 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 0 | 17y | 82 | 67y |
| B & B BAIRD LIMITED→ SC166746 · est 1996 | — | — | £407.7k | — | 30y | 82 | 65y |
| B.L. FARMS LIMITED→ SC100424 · est 1986 | — | — | — | 400 | 39y | 82 | 82y |
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.