INTERCONTINENTAL BRANDS DISTILLERY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14771845 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-31
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-03➕TAIT, Christopher Ian appointeddirector
- 2024-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-09-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-29➕SCOTT, Warren Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29➖BLACK, Marcus William resigneddirector
- 2023-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs INTERCONTINENTAL BRANDS DISTILLERY LIMITED
- 2023-03-31➕BLACK, Marcus William appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Intercontinental Brands (Icb) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Intercontinental Brands (Icb) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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INTERCONTINENTAL BRANDS DISTILLERY LIMITED
This company · 14771845
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercontinental Brands (Icb) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
C/O Intercontinental Brands (Icb) Ltd
Murdoch Road
Middlesbrough
Teesside
TS3 8TB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SCOTT, Warren Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-06-29
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TAIT, Christopher Ian→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-11-03
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BLACK, Marcus William→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-31 · resigned 2023-06-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/09/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/09/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-31