THE ENGLISH WHISKY GUILD

🏛️Establishedactive

13140791 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2021-01-18

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

94110Activities of business and employers membership organisations
94120Activities of professional membership organisations

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 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

13 officers (11 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	1

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-10-13
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officers · TM01
2025-07-03
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BURGESS, Sarah resigned
director
2025-03-05
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accounts · AA01
2025-03-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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officers · TM01
2025-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-16
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FERGUSON, Alan appointed
director
2024-12-16
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HEELEY, Sebastian Richard John appointed
director
2024-12-16
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LARGE, Alasdair appointed
director
2024-12-16
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WOLPERT, Alexander Michael Ramin appointed
director
2024-12-16
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BURGESS, Sarah appointed
director
2024-12-16
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MILLS, Nigel John resigned
director
2024-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-31
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address · AD01
2023-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-29
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MELLOR, Thomas Leslie appointed
director
2022-04-29
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TOLLER, Christopher Ian appointed
director
2022-04-29
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VAUGHAN, Maxwell Lucas appointed
director
2022-04-29
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MILLS, Nigel John appointed
director
2022-04-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-04-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-02
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RAMOUTAR, Tagore appointed
director
2021-02-02
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RUSSELL, Stephen Geoffrey appointed
director
2021-01-18
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Company incorporated
As THE ENGLISH WHISKY GUILD
2021-01-18
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NELSTROP, Andrew Leethem appointed
director
2021-01-18
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SZOR, Leon Daniel appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2021-01-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

17 Walkergate

Berwick Upon Tweed

Northumberland

TD15 1DJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17