MORAY BREWERY LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2017-12-05📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2017-12-05🏁Company dissolved
- 2017-09-19📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2017-09-08📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2016-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-06-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2013-06-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-12-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2012-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs MORAY BREWERY LIMITED
- 2012-12-14➕STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-12-14➕NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointednominee-director
- 2012-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-12-05
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ewan Craig Neilson Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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