BRAVO (DRINKS) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC669698 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-03
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 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-10
    ➖
    BLIN, Frank resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2021-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-02-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-09-08
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  14. 2020-09-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-08-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2020-08-25
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  17. 2020-08-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2020-08-24
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  19. 2020-08-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: London & Scottish Investments Limited
  20. 2020-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAVO (DRINKS) LIMITED
  21. 2020-08-03
    ➕
    CLAPHAM, Ronald Barrie appointed
    director
  22. 2020-08-03
    ➕
    WOODS, Barry Martin appointed
    director
  23. 2020-08-03
    ➕
    BLIN, Frank appointed
    director
  24. 2020-08-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

London & Scottish Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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London & Scottish Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BRAVO (DRINKS) LIMITED
This company · SC669698

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
London & Scottish Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

One Lochrin Square C/O London And Scottish Investments Ltd
92 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
EH3 9QA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CLAPHAM, Ronald Barrie→
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-08-03
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Active
WOODS, Barry Martin→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-08-03
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Active
BLIN, Frank→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-08-03 · resigned 2024-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
London & Scottish Investments
London & Scottish Investments Limited
A registered charge1 property19/08/2020—
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12