KIRSCH IMPORT WHISKY LTD.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.4k | £15.4k |
| Current assets | £16.3k | £16.3k |
| Cash | £4.3k | £4.3k |
| Debtors | £12.0k | £12.0k |
| Net assets | £15.4k | £15.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-17➖BURNESS PAULL LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs KIRSCH IMPORT WHISKY LTD.
- 2022-06-15➕KIRSCH, Christoph Simon Sebastian appointeddirector
- 2022-06-15➕BURNESS PAULL LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-06-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KIRSCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christoph Simon Sebastian Kirsch Individual · German · DOB 07/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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