SCOTLAND FOOD & DRINK

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SC329083 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-08-10

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

£5.84M

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 15.9y

75/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

43 officers (9 active, 43 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

127 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £23,530

Revenue decline

Turnover down 12% YoY

Turnover YoY

-12%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Turnover	£5.84M	£6.65M
Gross profit	£2.87M	£2.82M
Operating profit	£-14.8k	£97.0k
Profit before tax	£23.5k	—
Average employees	3700	3600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2026-01-19
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officers · TM01
2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-12-06
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MILNE, Alison Anne resigned
director
2025-06-26
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officers · TM01
2025-06-25
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BISSET, Claire Amanda resigned
director
2025-03-19
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officers · TM01
2025-03-16
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STIRLING, Iain Anderson resigned
director
2024-12-16
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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officers · AP01
2024-11-27
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officers · TM01
2024-11-15
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officers · CH01
2024-11-01
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SCOTT, Pamela Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-11-01
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officers · AP01
2024-11-01
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2024-11-01
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2024-10-31
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BRUCE-GARDYNE, Lucinda Emma Kate resigned
director
2024-10-30
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DALLEY, John Chapman appointed
director
2024-10-30
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MCCALLUM, Stuart William appointed
director
2024-10-30
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MCINTYRE, Susan Jane resigned
director
2024-08-16
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officers · CH01
2024-08-16
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2024-08-16
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2024-08-16
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officers · CH01
2024-06-27
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officers · TM01
2024-06-27
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officers · TM01
2024-06-17
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BROWN, Amanda resigned
director
2024-06-12
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GILLESPIE, Gemma Ruth resigned
director
2024-01-15
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officers · AP01
2024-01-15
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officers · AP01
2024-01-12
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officers · TM01
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
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BROWN, Amanda appointed
director
2023-12-16
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GILLESPIE, Gemma Ruth appointed
director
2023-12-13
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MALCOLM, Andrew Buchanan resigned
director
2023-02-01
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BISSET, Claire Amanda appointed
director
2022-10-31
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BAXTER, Iain appointed
director
2022-08-31
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WITHERS, James resigned
director
2022-03-23
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BRUCE, Alexander Victor resigned
director
2022-03-23
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COX, Susan Margaret resigned
director
2022-03-23
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MALCOLM, Andrew Buchanan appointed
director
2022-03-23
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STIRLING, Iain Anderson appointed
director
2021-10-27
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OVERTON, Dennis Karl resigned
director
2021-05-26
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STEVENS, Quintin appointed
director
2021-03-24
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MACLEAN, Donald Robert resigned
director
2021-03-24
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ROSS, Rachel resigned
director
2020-10-29
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LEY, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2020-10-29
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MCGOWAN, Andrew James appointed
director
2020-08-26
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MACCORMICK, Marion appointed
director
2020-08-26
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WHYTE, Keith Alexander resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 102 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BISSET, Claire Amanda resigned 2025-06-25; MILNE, Alison Anne resigned 2025-12-06

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-08-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1f1, Ratho Park One, 88 Glasgow Road

Newbridge

Edinburgh

EH28 8PP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-22

Last: 2025-08-08