COMPASS BOX WHISKY SUPPLY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08303010 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-22
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
- 2025-08-08📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-08-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-18➕OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-06-18➖BLUNDELL, Phillip Edward Frank resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-26➕EVERITT, Neil John appointeddirector
- 2025-02-26➕RUNGTA, Manish appointeddirector
- 2025-02-26➕BLUNDELL, Phillip Edward Frank appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-26➖BLUNDELL, Phillip Edward Frank resigneddirector
- 2025-02-26➖JENKINS, Philip John resigneddirector
- 2025-02-26➖RUIZ, Rudolfo resigneddirector
- 2025-02-11➖DOYLE, Maurice Gerard resigneddirector
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-21➖GLASER, John Reppert resigneddirector
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-17➕BLUNDELL, Phillip Edward Frank appointeddirector
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-20➕EAMES, Mark William appointeddirector
- 2022-04-20➕DOYLE, Maurice Gerard appointeddirector
- 2022-04-20➕JENKINS, Philip John appointeddirector
- 2022-04-20➕RUIZ, Rudolfo appointeddirector
- 2012-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs COMPASS BOX WHISKY SUPPLY LTD
- 2012-11-22➕GLASER, John Reppert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
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 65. 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.)
Group structure
Compass Box Delicious Whisky Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Compass Box Delicious Whisky Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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COMPASS BOX WHISKY SUPPLY LTD
This company · 08303010
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Compass Box Delicious Whisky Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
Darpen House 3 Water Lane
3rd Floor
Richmond
TW9 1TJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-06-18
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EAMES, Mark William→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-04-20
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EVERITT, Neil John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-02-26
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RUNGTA, Manish→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-02-26
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BLUNDELL, Phillip Edward Frank→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-02-26 · resigned 2025-06-18
BLUNDELL, Phillip Edward Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-03-17 · resigned 2025-02-26
DOYLE, Maurice Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-04-20 · resigned 2025-02-11
GLASER, John Reppert→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2024-02-21
JENKINS, Philip John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-04-20 · resigned 2025-02-26
RUIZ, Rudolfo→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2022-04-20 · resigned 2025-02-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 26/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-29
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-08-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20