BEER DELIVERY CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC592550 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-26

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46342

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-05
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-10-28
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-05-26
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-03
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-02-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-20
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2020-11-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
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MEE, Andrew resigned
director
2020-05-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-02
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SCHOFIELD, Anthony resigned
director
2018-05-17
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CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott appointed
director
2018-05-17
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ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2018-05-17
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MEE, Andrew appointed
director
2018-05-17
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SCHOFIELD, Anthony appointed
director
2018-05-17
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WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander resigned
director
2018-05-17
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ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2018-03-26
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Company incorporated
As BEER DELIVERY CO LIMITED
2018-03-26
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ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-03-26
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WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander appointed
director
2018-03-26
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ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Group structure

Consolidated Craft Breweries Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Consolidated Craft Breweries Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BEER DELIVERY CO LIMITED

This company · SC592550

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
Consolidated Craft Breweries Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	11/07/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr James Derek Scott Carnegieceased 11/07/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Addleshaw Goddard (Scotland) Services Limitedceased 17/05/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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FERGUSON LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC582777 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
FIDELIS SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC375372 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
FIFTEEN93 LIMITED→ SC778197 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
FLIRTIES PRODUCTS AND TRAINING LTD→ SC421229 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
FORKS CORKS LTD→ SC864660 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FRANCIS MC ALLISTER LTD→ SC758135 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
G & J JACK SEAFOODS LIMITED→ SC111952 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	—	—
G. S. FARMS LTD.→ SC337389 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
GAMINGSTOP LTD→ SC683745 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
GAULD'S FRUIT & VEG LTD.→ SC236213 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED→ SC031200 · est 1955 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	70y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-03-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Malcolmburn

Mulben

Keith

AB55 6YB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott→

director · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-03-26 · resigned 2018-05-17

Resigned

MEE, Andrew→

director · ~42y · appointed 2018-05-17 · resigned 2020-05-15

Resigned

SCHOFIELD, Anthony→

director · ~67y · appointed 2018-05-17 · resigned 2019-08-02

Resigned

WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-03-26 · resigned 2018-05-17

Resigned

ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2018-03-26 · resigned 2018-05-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-03

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2023-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-05

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2023-05-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-04

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2022-12-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-30

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2022-03-29

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2021-10-28