BLACKBEAR ENTERPRISES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC434368 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-09
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 2200 | 3100 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2012-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKBEAR ENTERPRISES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2012-10-09➕BROWN, Chris appointeddirector
- 2012-10-09➕BROWN, George Victor appointeddirector
- 2012-10-09➕BROWN, Jessie Kelly appointeddirector
- 2012-10-09➕BROWN, Margaret Georgina Lucas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
The Woodsman Restaurant
Fishcross
Alloa
Clackmannanshire
FK10 3AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Chris→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, George Victor→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Jessie Kelly→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2012-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Margaret Georgina Lucas→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-16