BEN VRACKIE LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC398156 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-267.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £267,811
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
-£268k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£105k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-242.3k | £-244.8k |
| Current assets | £104.8k | £115.5k |
| Cash | £23.6k | £29.4k |
| Debtors | £35.2k | £42.4k |
| Net assets | £-267.8k | £-275.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-06➕WINDSOR, Steven Alexander appointeddirector
- 2011-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BEN VRACKIE LTD
- 2011-04-21➕LLOYD, Simon appointedsecretary
- 2011-04-21➕LLOYD, Simon John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon John Lloyd Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BASE SPIRITS LTD→ SC628611 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170
Registered office
15 Dudley Gardens
Edinburgh
EH6 4PU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last: 2025-04-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
LLOYD, Simon John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2011-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WINDSOR, Steven Alexander→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-04-06
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Recent filings (37 total)
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2025-04-28
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2024-11-28
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2024-04-26
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2023-12-13
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2023-05-04
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2022-12-30
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2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-12-15
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2021-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2020-10-21
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2020-04-22
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2019-09-03
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2019-04-30
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address · AD01
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