GORGEOUS GIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC588556 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-10.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,342
Cash draining
Cash down 40% YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£202
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
-£10k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 137% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£10k-£5k-£47£5k£10k£15kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£-10.2k£-8.5k
Current assets£15.4k£6.5k
Cash£202£337
Net assets£-10.3k£-8.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As GORGEOUS GIN LIMITED
  14. 2018-02-13
    SNEDDON, Gail Marion appointed
    director
  15. 2018-02-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Miss Gail Marion Sneddon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest13/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

18 Tayview Terrace
Newport-On-Tay
DD6 8AT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SNEDDON, Gail Marion
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-02-13
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-18