CARLING BREWERS EXPORT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC004908 · ltd · incorporated 1901-08-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 72/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 59.8y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 59.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
42 officers (2 active, 42 linked, 36 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
181 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-21➕KERRY, Simon appointeddirector
- 2025-05-21➕WHEELER, Rebecca Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-05-21➖EVESON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-05-21➖WHITEHEAD, Philip Mark resigneddirector
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-01➖RUTHERFORD, Philip resigneddirector
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-01➕EVESON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01➖KERRY, Simon resigneddirector
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-11➖LANDTMETERS, Frederic Charles Marie resigneddirector
- 2016-10-11➕WHITEHEAD, Philip Mark appointeddirector
- 2015-01-28➖COX, Simon John resigneddirector
- 2015-01-28➖HEEDE, David Alexander resigneddirector
- 2015-01-28➕LANDTMETERS, Frederic Charles Marie appointeddirector
- 2015-01-28➕RUTHERFORD, Philip appointeddirector
- 2014-07-25➕COX, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2013-02-15➕KERRY, Simon appointeddirector
- 2013-02-15➖ROBERTS, Tiziana resigneddirector
- 2011-10-19➖IBRAHIM, Zahir Mohammed resigneddirector
- 2011-10-19➕ROBERTS, Tiziana appointeddirector
- 2009-06-05➖DONALD, Keith Malcolm Hamilton resignedsecretary
- 2009-06-05➖DONALD, Keith Malcolm Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2009-02-27➕HEEDE, David Alexander appointeddirector
- 2009-02-27➕IBRAHIM, Zahir Mohammed appointeddirector
- 2009-02-27➖WOODHEAD, David John resigneddirector
- 2006-01-18➖SPINNEY, Russell resigneddirector
- 2006-01-17➕WOODHEAD, David John appointeddirector
- 2005-02-21➕DONALD, Keith Malcolm Hamilton appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-21➖MCLAUGHLIN, Susan Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-21➕DONALD, Keith Malcolm Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2005-02-21➖MCLAUGHLIN, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2003-06-20➖BELFER, Simon Leo resigneddirector
- 2003-06-20➕SPINNEY, Russell appointeddirector
- 2002-05-31➕BELFER, Simon Leo appointeddirector
- 2002-05-31➖THOMAS, Paul resigneddirector
- 2002-03-11➖FOWDEN, Jeremy Stephen Gary resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 108 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Molson Coors Brewing Company (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Molson Coors Brewing Company (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CARLING BREWERS EXPORT LIMITED
This company · SC004908
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Molson Coors Brewing Company (Uk) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| SCOTWELD GROUP SERVICES LIMITED→ SC183317 · est 1998 | £1.85M £1.58M–£2.13M | — | £1.85M | — | 28y | 83 | 74y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1901-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Wright Johnston & Mackenzie Llp
302 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5RZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (2 active · 40 resigned)
KERRY, Simon→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHEELER, Rebecca Jane→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COMBEER, Jean Brenda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-12-23 · resigned 2000-08-22
DONALD, Keith Malcolm Hamilton→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-21 · resigned 2009-06-05
MCKEOWN, Norman→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-12-21 · resigned 1993-07-23
MCLAUGHLIN, Susan Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-08-22 · resigned 2005-02-21
NEWLAND, Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-07-23 · resigned 1996-12-23
WALLACE, James Donald→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-12-21
BELFER, Simon Leo→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2003-06-20
COCKS, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1989-05-08
COX, Simon John→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-07-25 · resigned 2015-01-28
DONALD, Keith Malcolm Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2005-02-21 · resigned 2009-06-05
EVESON, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2025-05-21
FOWDEN, Jeremy Stephen Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2002-03-11
HEEDE, David Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-02-27 · resigned 2015-01-28
IBRAHIM, Zahir Mohammed→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-02-27 · resigned 2011-10-19
KERRY, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2019-04-01
LANDTMETERS, Frederic Charles Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-01-28 · resigned 2016-10-11
LEES, Michael Thomson→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2002-03-11
LYMBURN, David Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1993-07-23
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Commercial Union Assurance Company Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 1 property | 12/01/1968 | 01/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Commercial Union Assurance Company Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited | Bond and assignation in security | 1 property | 01/05/1967 | 20/05/2000 | |
| satisfied | Commercial Union Assurance Group Commercial Union Assurance Group Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 1 property | 01/05/1967 | 20/05/2000 | |
| satisfied | Guardian Assurance Company Guardian Assurance Company Limited | Bond & disposition | 2 properties | 18/04/1967 | 07/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Commercial Union Assurance Company Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 1 property | 23/03/1967 | 20/05/2000 | |
| satisfied | Commercial Union Assurance Company Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 1 property | 12/01/1967 | 20/05/2000 | |
| satisfied | Guardian Assurance Company Guardian Assurance Company Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 1 property | 12/12/1966 | 20/05/2000 | |
| satisfied | Guardian Assurance Company Guardian Assurance Company Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 1 property | 08/12/1966 | 20/05/2000 | |
| satisfied | Guardian Assurance Company Guardian Assurance Company Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 1 property | 07/12/1966 | 20/05/2000 | |
| satisfied | Guardian Assurance Company Guardian Assurance Company Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 2 properties | 26/08/1966 | 20/05/2000 | |
| satisfied | Commercial Union Assurance Group Commercial Union Assurance Group Limited | Bond and disposition in security | 2 properties | 17/08/1966 | 09/03/1992 |
Recent filings (181 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-21