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RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 2 Mar 1987

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    9 outstanding: a lender holds security over its assets and is paid first if it fails.

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Mar 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 6 Feb 2027.

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    Disqualified directors

    None of the 8 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    7 current directors.

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    Owners

    No individual or entity with signficant control

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £26,680,402.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 2 Mar 1987 (39 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 29 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    MAIR'S QUAY, HOLMSGARTH, LERWICK, SHETLAND, SCOTLAND, ZE1 0PW

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Mar 2027
    Last made up to
    30 Jun 2025
    Type
    FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    6 Feb 2027
    Last made up to
    23 Jan 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    9
    All time
    24

  6. Names

    1. RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
30 Jun 2025 — £4,814,374 £4,633,582 £26,680,402 0
30 Jun 2024 * — £5,673,162 £4,406,901 £24,690,480 0

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

People

Officers All 15, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Richard Bruce Williamson Director — — May 1971 British · Scotland
Gary Williamson Director — — September 1959 British · Scotland
Arthur Stewart Williamson Director — — September 1939 British · United Kingdom
James Irvine Sandison Director — — May 1947 British · Scotland
Henry Anderson Sandison Director — — October 1949 British · United Kingdom
John Alexander Wishart Director 1 Dec 1989 — September 1966 British · Scotland
Michael Andrew Williamson Director 3 Feb 2017 — October 1966 British · Scotland
John Magnus Scollay Secretary 1 Jun 2025 — —

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

No individual or entity with signficant control

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Is RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED still trading?

The register shows RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED as active.

What does RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 03110 (Marine fishing).

When was RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 2 March 1987.

When are RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 March 2027. The last accounts were made up to 30 June 2025.

When is RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 6 February 2027.

Who runs RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED?

RESEARCH FISHING CO. LIMITED has 7 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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