POSEIDON AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS UK LTD
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SC829339 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (45/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-19➖CLARKE, Matt resigneddirector
- 2024-12-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs POSEIDON AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS UK LTD
- 2024-11-19➕BURNESS PAULL LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-11-19➕GASKILL, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➕WYVILL, Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➕CLARKE, Matt appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
2 Atlantic Square
31 York Street
Glasgow
G2 8AS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BURNESS PAULL LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-11-19
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GASKILL, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-11-19
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WYVILL, Robert→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-11-19
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CLARKE, Matt→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-11-19 · resigned 2025-02-19
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Recent filings (4 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-19