A & D BAR SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC372775 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-10
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2300 | 2400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-08➕BURNS, David James appointeddirector
- 2010-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A & D BAR SERVICES LTD
- 2010-02-10➕BURNS, Alyson Claire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David James Burns Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/11/2019 |
Mrs Alyson Claire Burns Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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| BEGGERS' BANQUET LIMITED→ SC370374 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BELOVED! GROUP LTD→ SC863639 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BENARTY CHIPPY LTD→ SC858506 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOARDWALK BARS & BISTROS LIMITED→ SC706506 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRAESIDE ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC574257 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BREWS & DUNES LTD→ SC781831 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BURACH LIMITED→ SC549466 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CAFE CONTINENTAL LTD→ SC821002 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CARAVANSTAY LTD→ SC884229 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARNEGIE CATERING DUNFERMLINE LIMITED→ SC836556 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CATERING SUPPLIES (FIFE) LTD→ SC470633 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Falside Mill
Boarhills
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 8PT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BURNS, Alyson Claire→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, David James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-10-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21