BROUGHTON ALES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC159755 · ltd · incorporated 1995-08-14
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 11030SIC 11030
- 11050Manufacture of beer
- 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 29.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
122 filings on record
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Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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| Average employees | 600 | -600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-28🔒Charge registered #8Lender: 4SYTE LTD
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-05➕CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-04-05➕SMITH, Donald John appointeddirector
- 2022-04-05➖HUNT, John Simon resigneddirector
- 2022-04-05➖MCCARNEY, Stephen Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-01-03🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2017-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-11-27🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-11-15➕MCGOWAN, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-11-15➖BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-11-15➕HUNT, John Simon appointeddirector
- 2015-11-15➖LITCHFIELD, William Giles resigneddirector
- 2015-11-15➕MCCARNEY, Stephen Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2015-11-15🔒Charge registered #5Lender: William Giles Litchfield
- 2014-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2013-12-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
- 2011-05-31➖MOUAT, Alastair resigneddirector
- 2009-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2009-01-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2003-09-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-08-27➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-08-27➖BRODIES WS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-01-14➕MOUAT, Alastair appointeddirector
- 1998-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1996-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1995-08-23➖CAMPBELL, Alistair Carnegie resignednominee-director
- 1995-08-23➖GUILD, David William Alan resignednominee-director
- 1995-08-23➕LITCHFIELD, William Giles appointeddirector
- 1995-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BROUGHTON ALES LIMITED
- 1995-08-14➕BRODIES WS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
Consolidated Craft Breweries Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Consolidated Craft Breweries Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BROUGHTON ALES LIMITED
This company · SC159755
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Consolidated Craft Breweries Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/04/2022 |
Mr James Derek Scott Carnegie Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 05/04/2022 |
Mr David Andrew Mcgowan Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 14/08/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Lawrence Mccarneyceased 30/05/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr John Simon Huntceased 05/04/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHENDAS LTD→ SC707067 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BELL’S BAKES LIMITED→ SC850713 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BELLS FOOD GROUP LIMITED→ SC045567 · est 1968 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 58y | — | — |
| BLAIRMHOR DISTILLERS LIMITED→ SC140080 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
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| BRAND NEW CAKE LIMITED→ SC379264 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
Main Street
Broughton Village
Biggar
Lanarkshire
ML12 6HQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGOWAN, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Donald John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-27 · resigned 2015-11-15
BRODIES WS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-08-14 · resigned 2003-08-27
CAMPBELL, Alistair Carnegie→
Resignednominee-director · ~72y · appointed 1995-08-14 · resigned 1995-08-23
GUILD, David William Alan→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1995-08-14 · resigned 1995-08-23
HUNT, John Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-11-15 · resigned 2022-04-05
LITCHFIELD, William Giles→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1995-08-23 · resigned 2015-11-15
MCCARNEY, Stephen Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-11-15 · resigned 2022-04-05
MOUAT, Alastair→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2011-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | 4SYTE 4SYTE LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 03/01/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/11/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | William Giles Litchfield | A registered charge | — | 15/11/2015 | 13/12/2017 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Scotland Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/12/2013 | 12/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 12/01/2009 | 21/02/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/09/2003 | 05/03/2009 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 13/08/1996 | 19/02/1998 |
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Recent filings (122 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-24