HARVIESTOUN BREWERY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC334493 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Angus Duncan Forbes appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-29
    ➕
    ORR, Caroline Rosemary appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-20
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    ORR, James Alexander Macconnell resigned
    director
  7. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-23
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    SNODGRASS, Ian James resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-01-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-01-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2024-01-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2024-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-03-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  19. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-10-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2014-05-06
    ➖
    MILLER, Christopher Stuart resigned
    director
  25. 2014-02-06
    ➖
    CRAWLEY, Stephen Thomas resigned
    director
  26. 2011-09-26
    ➕
    MILLER, Christopher Stuart appointed
    director
  27. 2010-11-15
    ➕
    CRAWLEY, Stephen Thomas appointed
    director
  28. 2009-08-11
    ➖
    MILLER, Christopher Stuart resigned
    secretary
  29. 2009-08-11
    ➕
    SNODGRASS, Ian James appointed
    secretary
  30. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    MILLER, Christopher Stuart appointed
    secretary
  31. 2009-06-01
    ➖
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2008-07-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 2008-04-02
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh appointed
    director
  34. 2008-04-02
    ➕
    ORR, James Alexander Macconnell appointed
    director
  35. 2008-04-02
    ➖
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2007-11-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HARVIESTOUN BREWERY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  37. 2007-11-26
    ➕
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2007-11-26
    ➕
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Alexander Macconnell Orr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1939 · age 87
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Angus Donald Mackintosh Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 04/1939 · age 87
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian James Snodgrassceased 23/01/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Harviestoun Brewery
Alva Industrial Estate
Alva
FK12 5DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MACDONALD, Angus Duncan Forbes→
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh→
director · ~87y · appointed 2008-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORR, Caroline Rosemary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Christopher Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2009-08-11
Resigned
SNODGRASS, Ian James→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-11 · resigned 2024-01-23
Resigned
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
CRAWLEY, Stephen Thomas→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-11-15 · resigned 2014-02-06
Resigned
MILLER, Christopher Stuart→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-09-26 · resigned 2014-05-06
Resigned
ORR, James Alexander Macconnell→
director · ~87y · appointed 2008-04-02 · resigned 2026-01-20
Resigned
DM DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2008-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property10/07/200814/10/2014

Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-24