PATRON SAINT WHISKY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC786888 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-24

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11010

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46342SIC 46342

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

11 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
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accounts · AA01
2025-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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officers · AP01
2025-04-23
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MUIR, Aidan appointed
secretary
2025-04-23
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ARCHIBALD, Campbell Charles appointed
director
2025-04-23
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JOHNSTON, Michael Alastair appointed
director
2025-04-23
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MUIR, Aidan appointed
director
2025-04-23
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PETRIE, Barry appointed
director
2025-04-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-24
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Company incorporated
As PATRON SAINT WHISKY LTD
2023-10-24
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HAMILTON, David Mill Laing appointed
director
2023-10-24
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

53/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Mill Laing Hamilton Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1984 · age 42	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/10/2023

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

Incorporated2023-10-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Unit 9 & 10 Avalon Business Park

St Andrews

Scotland

KY16 0UB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-06

Last: 2025-10-23