BIG YIN SPIRITS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC751029 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BIG YIN SPIRITS LTD
- 2022-11-21➕BROWN, Garry Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-11-21➕FORBES, Anthony Edmond appointeddirector
- 2022-11-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Garry Anthony Brown Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/11/2022 |
Mr Anthony Edmond Forbes Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AYE MINI MARKET LIMITED→ SC864423 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| AYRSHIRE GIFTS LTD→ SC808340 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BASSAM ENTERPRISE LTD→ SC843688 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BELLSBANK SUPERSTORE LTD→ SC766684 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BFPARTS LTD→ SC848347 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BINNING STORES (DALRY) LTD→ SC443310 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BIRRING STORES (KILMARNOCK) LTD→ SC649696 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BLAIRGROCERIES LIMITED→ SC561351 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BNC GIBBONS LIMITED→ SC400824 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BOBIN LTD→ SC652939 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BONNY RETAIL LTD→ SC733909 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47810 — Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
Registered office
64 Mariners View
Ardrossan
KA22 8BH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Garry Anthony→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-11-21
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FORBES, Anthony Edmond→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-11-21
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-21