CASK & QUAY WHISKY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC764762 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-03
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-70.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £70,201
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£70k
↓ 106% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-70.2k | £-34.1k |
| Current assets | £39.0k | £43.5k |
| Cash | — | £6.1k |
| Debtors | — | £9.3k |
| Net assets | £-70.2k | £-34.1k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-04➕BRUCE, Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-07-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-18➖DEVLIN, Mark resigneddirector
- 2023-04-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CASK & QUAY WHISKY LIMITED
- 2023-04-03➕FULTON, William Marr appointeddirector
- 2023-04-03➕MASKAME, William George appointeddirector
- 2023-04-03➕YOUNGSON, George appointeddirector
- 2023-04-03➕DEVLIN, Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-04-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-16
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Bruce Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/04/2024 |
Mr William Marr Fulton Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/05/2023 |
Mr George Youngson Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/05/2023 |
Mr William George Maskame Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 03/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
26 Harbour Street
Peterhead
AB42 1DJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-02
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BRUCE, Peter→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-12-04
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FULTON, William Marr→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2023-04-03
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MASKAME, William George→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-04-03
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YOUNGSON, George→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-04-03
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DEVLIN, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-04-03 · resigned 2023-05-18
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-25