CORRY DISTILLERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC689088 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-15
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
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-06-24
    HOYNE, James Nicholas resigned
    director
  8. 2023-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-01
    HOYNE, James Nicholas appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-11-30
    GESCHER, Theodor Emil resigned
    director
  14. 2021-05-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORRY DISTILLERY LIMITED
  16. 2021-02-15
    O'BAOIGHILL, Seamus Earraghaidheal appointed
    director
  17. 2021-02-15
    GESCHER, Theodor Emil appointed
    director
  18. 2021-02-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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
Mr Seamus Earraghaidheal O'Baoighill
Individual · British · DOB 11/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Broadford Distillery Ford Road
Broadford
Isle Of Skye
IV49 9AB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

O'BAOIGHILL, Seamus Earraghaidheal
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-02-15
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Active
GESCHER, Theodor Emil
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-02-15 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned
HOYNE, James Nicholas
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2024-06-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-09