BRUCE BARS SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC343040 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-20
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 steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£873.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £873,369
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£192k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£873k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£230k£460k£690k£920k£1.1mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£936.2k£811.1k
Current assets£1.15M£993.5k
Cash£192.3k£227.9k
Debtors£914.8k£765.5k
Net assets£873.4k£811.1k

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

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 (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-03-29
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2023-03-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-03-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-03-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2023-03-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2022-11-05
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-10-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Cynergy Bank Limited
  11. 2022-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-29
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  13. 2020-03-31
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  14. 2018-10-16
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  15. 2018-10-15
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    address · AD01
  16. 2018-04-05
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  17. 2017-01-07
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  18. 2016-06-06
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  19. 2016-02-18
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-01-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  21. 2013-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  22. 2010-05-10
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    THOMSON, Andrew Michael Macgregor appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-05-10
    ➖
    KERR STIRLING LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-05-21
    ➕
    FULLERTON, Kevan Douglas appointed
    director
  25. 2008-05-21
    ➕
    PIATKOWSKI, Scott Fraser appointed
    director
  26. 2008-05-21
    ➕
    KERR STIRLING LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BRUCE BARS SCOTLAND LIMITED
  28. 2008-05-20
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    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2008-05-20
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2008-05-20
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2008-05-20
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2008-05-20
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2008-05-20
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Bruce Group Scotland Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Bruce Group Scotland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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BRUCE BARS SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC343040

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bruce Group Scotland Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares19/05/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Springfield House
Laurelhill Business Park
Stirling
FK7 9JQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

THOMSON, Andrew Michael Macgregor→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-10
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Active
FULLERTON, Kevan Douglas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-05-21
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Active
PIATKOWSKI, Scott Fraser→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-05-21
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
KERR STIRLING LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-21 · resigned 2010-05-10
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cynergy Bank
Cynergy Bank Limited
A registered charge—21/10/2022—
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property28/01/201428/03/2023
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property12/12/201328/03/2023
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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10