BARONSCOURT ESTATE DISTILLERY COMPANY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
NI679827 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-08
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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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 (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15➕FAIRPO, Charles Henry appointeddirector
- 2021-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-21➕ARTHUR, David Richard Geraint appointeddirector
- 2021-06-21➕DARBYSHIRE, Peter Michael Arvor appointeddirector
- 2021-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BARONSCOURT ESTATE DISTILLERY COMPANY LTD
- 2021-06-08➕HAMILTON, James, Lord appointeddirector
- 2021-06-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Lord James Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BALLYHILL TRADING LIMITED→ NI677811 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| BALLYREAGH HOUSE LIMITED→ NI642216 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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| BIOGRID OMAGH→ NI634369 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BLACK ARCH DISTILLERY LTD→ NI674309 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
55 Baronscourt Road
Newtownstewart
Co. Tyrone
BT78 4EZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ARTHUR, David Richard Geraint→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARBYSHIRE, Peter Michael Arvor→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2021-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAIRPO, Charles Henry→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, James, Lord→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-08