IMPERIAL DISTILLERS CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC102935 · ltd · incorporated 1987-01-28
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-06-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2023-07-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-04-26
    ➕
    COLQUHOUN, Graeme Alexander appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-26
    ➕
    SANTRY, Kevin James Albert appointed
    director
  12. 2023-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-04-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-04-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2023-04-25
    ➖
    SPY, Karen resigned
    secretary
  18. 2023-04-25
    ➖
    NOLTE, Werner resigned
    director
  19. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-04-01
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    THORNTON, Fraser John resigned
    director
  24. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-09-05
    ➕
    SPY, Karen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2016-09-05
    ➖
    GREENFIELD, Gary John resigned
    director
  27. 2016-09-05
    ➕
    NOLTE, Werner appointed
    director
  28. 2016-09-05
    ➕
    THORNTON, Fraser John appointed
    director
  29. 2016-03-04
    ➖
    BUCHAN, Caroline Venetia resigned
    secretary
  30. 2011-01-25
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Caroline Venetia appointed
    secretary
  31. 2010-12-08
    ➖
    BUCHAN, Charles James resigned
    secretary
  32. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    GREENFIELD, Gary John appointed
    director
  33. 2004-07-01
    ➖
    VAN DER WATT, Gerhard resigned
    director
  34. 2002-06-11
    ➕
    VAN DER WATT, Gerhard appointed
    director
  35. 2002-06-11
    ➖
    VANDEWALLE, Jacques Marie Luc Germain resigned
    director
  36. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    VANDEWALLE, Jacques Marie Luc Germain appointed
    director
  37. 1997-12-01
    ➖
    DEWHURST, Simon Francis resigned
    director
  38. 1996-07-31
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Charles James appointed
    secretary
  39. 1996-07-31
    ➖
    RADBURN, John Alfred resigned
    secretary
  40. 1996-07-31
    ➕
    DEWHURST, Simon Francis appointed
    director
  41. 1996-07-31
    ➖
    RADBURN, John Alfred resigned
    director
  42. 1996-07-31
    ➖
    WINGFIELD, Ernest Niall resigned
    director
  43. 1995-09-29
    ➖
    BUCHAN, Charles James resigned
    director
  44. 1995-09-29
    ➕
    WINGFIELD, Ernest Niall appointed
    director
  45. 1994-04-06
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Charles James appointed
    director
  46. 1994-04-06
    ➖
    MATHER, Denys Raymond Alexander resigned
    director
  47. 1987-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As IMPERIAL DISTILLERS CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Henry C. Collison & Sons Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Henry C. Collison & Sons Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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IMPERIAL DISTILLERS CO. LIMITED
This company · SC102935

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Henry C. Collison & Sons Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/04/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Henry C Collison & Sons Limitedceased 03/12/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Henry C. Collison And Sons Limitedceased 03/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-01-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

17 Muttoes Court
Muttoes Lane
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9AY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

COLQUHOUN, Graeme Alexander→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANTRY, Kevin James Albert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHAN, Caroline Venetia→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-25 · resigned 2016-03-04
Resigned
BUCHAN, Charles James→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-31 · resigned 2010-12-08
Resigned
RADBURN, John Alfred→
secretary · resigned 1996-07-31
Resigned
SPY, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-05 · resigned 2023-04-25
Resigned
BUCHAN, Charles James→
director · ~82y · appointed 1994-04-06 · resigned 1995-09-29
Resigned
DEWHURST, Simon Francis→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-07-31 · resigned 1997-12-01
Resigned
GREENFIELD, Gary John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2016-09-05
Resigned
MATHER, Denys Raymond Alexander→
director · ~95y · resigned 1994-04-06
Resigned
NOLTE, Werner→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-09-05 · resigned 2023-04-25
Resigned
RADBURN, John Alfred→
director · ~84y · resigned 1996-07-31
Resigned
THORNTON, Fraser John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-09-05 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned
VAN DER WATT, Gerhard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-06-11 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
VANDEWALLE, Jacques Marie Luc Germain→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2002-06-11
Resigned
WINGFIELD, Ernest Niall→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 1996-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (133 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-26