GLENRINNES DISTILLERY LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £164.0k | £31.2k |
| Net assets | £-3.33M | £-2.56M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-04📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-09-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-09-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs GLENRINNES DISTILLERY LIMITED
- 2016-08-25➕CHRISTOU, Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2016-08-25➕LOCKE, Alasdair James Dougall appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Glenrinnes Farms Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenrinnes Farms Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 25/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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