BURN STEWART (U.S. HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC209060 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-12

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11010

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46342SIC 46342
64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-31
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PATTON, Julian Deering resigned
director
2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-26
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PATTON, Julian Deering appointed
director
2023-04-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-25
➖
OOSTHUIZEN, Nardus resigned
director
2023-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-01
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NOLTE, Werner appointed
director
2021-04-01
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THORNTON, Fraser John resigned
director
2021-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-11-10
➖
KURZ, Cary Leonard resigned
director
2016-11-10
➕
OOSTHUIZEN, Nardus appointed
director
2014-09-24
➖
HORWITZ, Eric Philip Goranson resigned
director
2014-09-24
➖
SCHWARTZ, Peter Revelle resigned
director
2014-06-12
➕
KURZ, Cary Leonard appointed
director
2014-04-30
➖
STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir resigned
director
2006-10-01
➖
CAMPBELL, James Stephen resigned
director
2006-10-01
➕
STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir appointed
director
2004-12-31
➖
BANKIER, Ian Patrick resigned
director
2001-10-29
➕
CAMPBELL, James Stephen appointed
director
2000-11-01
➕
SCHWARTZ, Peter Revelle appointed
director
2000-08-18
➕
SPY, Karen appointed
secretary
2000-08-18
➖
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-18
➕
BANKIER, Ian Patrick appointed
director
2000-08-18
➕
HORWITZ, Eric Philip Goranson appointed
director
2000-08-18
➕
THORNTON, Fraser John appointed
director
2000-08-18
➖
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-07-12
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Company incorporated
As BURN STEWART (U.S. HOLDINGS) LIMITED
2000-07-12
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-12
➕
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Cvh Spirits Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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Cvh Spirits Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BURN STEWART (U.S. HOLDINGS) LIMITED

This company · SC209060

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cvh Spirits Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	12/07/2016
Cvh Spirits Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-07-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

8 Milton Road, College Milton

North, East Kilbride

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

G74 5BU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-26

Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

SPY, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-18

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Active

NOLTE, Werner→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-04-01

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2000-08-18

Resigned

BANKIER, Ian Patrick→

director · ~74y · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2004-12-31

Resigned

CAMPBELL, James Stephen→

director · ~78y · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2006-10-01

Resigned

HORWITZ, Eric Philip Goranson→

director · ~63y · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2014-09-24

Resigned

KURZ, Cary Leonard→

director · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-12 · resigned 2016-11-10

Resigned

OOSTHUIZEN, Nardus→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-11-10 · resigned 2023-04-25

Resigned

PATTON, Julian Deering→

director · ~58y · appointed 2023-04-26 · resigned 2026-01-31

Resigned

SCHWARTZ, Peter Revelle→

director · ~78y · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2014-09-24

Resigned

STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir→

director · ~77y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2014-04-30

Resigned

THORNTON, Fraser John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2021-04-01

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2000-08-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-07-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-07-13

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-07-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-04-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-02-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-21