THE BRAEHEAD TAVERN (INCHINNAN) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC094996 · ltd · incorporated 1985-09-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£77.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 40.5y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £77,047
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£77k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£31k£46k£62k£77kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£77.1k£66.2k
Cash£34.9k£22.9k
Net assets£77.0k£66.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-02-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-02-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-02-16
    ➖
    MCKECHNIE, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-02-16
    ➖
    MCKECHNIE, Margaret resigned
    director
  8. 2024-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2017-09-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2017-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #19
  19. 2017-09-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #18
  20. 2017-09-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #17
  21. 2017-09-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #16
  22. 2017-09-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #11
  23. 2017-09-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #9
  24. 2017-09-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #14
  25. 2017-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #4
  26. 2017-09-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2017-09-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2017-04-25
    ➕
    WALKER, Katherine appointed
    director
  29. 2012-10-15
    ➖
    MCKECHNIE (SNR), Robert resigned
    director
  30. 2005-07-05
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2005-07-05
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Belhaven Brewery Company Limited
  32. 2005-06-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Belhaven Brewery Company Limited
  33. 2004-06-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #15
  34. 1999-01-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #8
  35. 1998-09-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Bass Brewers Limited
  36. 1998-09-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Bass Brewers Limited
  37. 1989-12-24
    ➖
    HENDRY, George resigned
    director
  38. 1989-08-02
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries
  39. 1989-08-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries
  40. 1989-07-28
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  41. 1989-07-26
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries
  42. 1989-01-10
    ➕
    MCKECHNIE (SNR), Robert appointed
    director
  43. 1988-11-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  44. 1986-01-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries Limited
  45. 1985-12-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  46. 1985-11-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  47. 1985-10-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries LTD
  48. 1985-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE BRAEHEAD TAVERN (INCHINNAN) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

12 Ladyacres
Inchinnan
Renfrew
PA4 9NJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WALKER, Katherine→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-25
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Active
MCKECHNIE, Margaret→
secretary · resigned 2025-02-16
Resigned
HENDRY, George→
director · resigned 1989-12-24
Resigned
MCKECHNIE, Margaret→
director · ~86y · resigned 2025-02-16
Resigned
MCKECHNIE (SNR), Robert→
director · ~86y · appointed 1989-01-10 · resigned 2012-10-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

13
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:13 of 13 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/07/200512/09/2017
satisfied
Belhaven Brewery Company
Belhaven Brewery Company Limited
Standard security1 property05/07/200512/09/2017
satisfied
Belhaven Brewery Company
Belhaven Brewery Company Limited
Floating charge1 property03/06/200512/09/2017
satisfied
Bass Brewers
Bass Brewers Limited
Standard security1 property16/09/199812/09/2017
satisfied
Bass Brewers
Bass Brewers Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property10/09/199810/06/2004
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
Standard security1 property02/08/198912/09/2017
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
Standard security1 property02/08/198912/09/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/07/198912/09/2017
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
Bond & floating charge1 property26/07/198911/01/1999
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
Tennent Caledonian Breweries Limited
Standard security1 property22/01/198612/09/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property13/12/198512/09/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property15/11/198512/09/2017
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
Tennent Caledonian Breweries LTD
Bond & floating charge1 property21/10/198518/11/1988

Recent filings (130 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11