DARK SKY SPIRITS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC576266 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-13
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 4.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.3y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2025-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-01-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: South of Scotland Enterprise
- 2021-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-18➕TAIT, Alistair Ian appointeddirector
- 2021-10-14➕BULLARD, Erin Teresa appointeddirector
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs DARK SKY SPIRITS LTD
- 2017-09-13➕BULLARD, Nicholas Ian appointeddirector
- 2017-09-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Ian Bullard Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
Strathview
Well Road
Moffat
DG10 9BH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BULLARD, Erin Teresa→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-14
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BULLARD, Nicholas Ian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-13
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TAIT, Alistair Ian→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 22/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | South of Scotland Enterprise | A registered charge | — | 19/01/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20