THE START-UP DRINKS LAB LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC568655 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-260.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 11030SIC 11030
- 11070SIC 11070
- 46341SIC 46341
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.8y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £260,061
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£260k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-86.8k | £23.7k |
| Current assets | £120.9k | £129.2k |
| Net assets | £-260.1k | £-138.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-10➕PATERSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28➖FISHER, Hannah Magdaline resigneddirector
- 2024-08-14➕SCOTT, Karen appointeddirector
- 2024-08-14➖BRODIE, John Ross resigneddirector
- 2024-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-09➖FIFE, Andrea Joelle resigneddirector
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-27➕FIFE, Andrea Joelle appointeddirector
- 2023-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-27➖STRACHAN, Craig Robert resigneddirector
- 2022-07-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dsl Business Finance LTD
- 2022-06-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-10-26📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-10-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22➕BRODIE, John Ross appointeddirector
- 2017-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs THE START-UP DRINKS LAB LIMITED
- 2017-06-13➕FISHER, Hannah Magdaline appointeddirector
- 2017-06-13➕STRACHAN, Craig Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Scottish Midland Cooperative Society Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Scottish Midland Cooperative Society Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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THE START-UP DRINKS LAB LIMITED
This company · SC568655
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig Robert Strachan Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 13/06/2017 |
Scottish Midland Cooperative Society Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Hannah Magdaline Fisherceased 18/10/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
Cubo Aurora Building
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 7JS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
PATERSON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Karen→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRODIE, John Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-12-22 · resigned 2024-08-14
FIFE, Andrea Joelle→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-03-27 · resigned 2024-08-09
FISHER, Hannah Magdaline→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-13 · resigned 2024-08-28
STRACHAN, Craig Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-06-13 · resigned 2023-01-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dsl Business Finance Dsl Business Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 07/07/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-03