COUNTRY PUBS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC476421 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£67.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £66,950
Cash YoY
+284%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 284% YoY
Net Worth
£67k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£67.0k£56.1k
Cash£5.1k£1.3k
Net assets£67.0k£56.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-01
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    address · AD01
  9. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-23
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    WINCHESTER, Douglas resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-05-15
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    TAIT, Andrew Buchan resigned
    director
  19. 2014-04-30
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    MCKINSTRY, Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As COUNTRY PUBS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  21. 2014-04-29
    ➕
    WINCHESTER, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-04-29
    ➕
    TAIT, Andrew Buchan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Mckinstry
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Glenmuirs Dunreggan
Moniaive
Thornhill
Dumfriesshire
DG3 4HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCKINSTRY, Graham→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINCHESTER, Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-29 · resigned 2014-05-23
Resigned
TAIT, Andrew Buchan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-29 · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-02-01