ANGUS BREWING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC563796 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-20
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£730.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £730,667
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,002 YoY
Cash YoY
+413%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100k
↑ 413% YoY
Net Worth
£731k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£149k£297k£446k£595k£744kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Cash£100.3k£19.6k
Net assets£730.7k£743.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2017-09-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2017-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGUS BREWING LIMITED
  13. 2017-04-20
    RAMSAY, Simon David, Lord appointed
    director
  14. 2017-04-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Lord Simon David Ramsay
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest20/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

West Lodge Dalhousie Estate Office
Maulsden
Brechin
Angus
DD9 6RL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAMSAY, Simon David, Lord
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-04-20
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-30