ELITE WHISKY TOURS LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC833477 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ELITE WHISKY TOURS LTD
- 2025-01-08➕BARBER, Dean appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08➕HUNTER, Colin appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08➕HUNTER, Linda Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08➕O'RAFFERTY, Antoinette Mary appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
61/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
78 Langlands Road
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 8BN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BARBER, Dean→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-01-08
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HUNTER, Colin→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-01-08
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HUNTER, Linda Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-01-08
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O'RAFFERTY, Antoinette Mary→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-01-08
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Recent filings (3 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-08