ANGUS DUNDEE DISTILLERS PLC

🌳Matureactive

00487356 · plc · incorporated 1950-10-14

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 35.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46342

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 94-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 94). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.7y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 35.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (9 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-09
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2025-01-01
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officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
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HUMPHREYS, Michael Hubert resigned
director
2024-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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officers · AP01
2023-01-23
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officers · AP01
2023-01-04
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LOCHHEAD, Iain Macgregor appointed
director
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-10
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officers · AP01
2019-01-01
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MCNEIL, Steven appointed
director
2018-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-01-27
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HUNTER, Nigel resigned
director
2006-06-30
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HATTERSLEY, Derrick Henry resigned
director
2004-08-01
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MEGSON, Brian John appointed
director
2004-07-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2004-07-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2003-05-21
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FLEMING, Robert appointed
director
2003-03-31
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WALKER, William James resigned
director
2003-02-03
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WALKER, William James appointed
director
1999-04-01
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JONES, Malcolm Daniel resigned
director
1997-08-07
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HUNTER, Nigel appointed
director
1993-10-01
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JONES, Malcolm Daniel appointed
director
1992-11-12
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HATTERSLEY, Derrick Henry appointed
director
1992-08-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Credit Lyonnais
1990-11-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Credit Lyannais
1950-10-14
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Company incorporated
As ANGUS DUNDEE DISTILLERS PLC

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 76 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Aaron Nicholas Hillman Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Miss Tania Hillman Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1950-10-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

20-21 Cato Street

London

W1H 5JQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-12

Last: 2026-05-29