J J BEAM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC132477 · ltd · incorporated 1991-06-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 34.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public houses and bars

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.2y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 34.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	18	1500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-11-20
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2023-01-16
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accounts · AA
2022-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
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accounts · AA
2020-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-05
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2018-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-20
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2015-11-16
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accounts · AA
2000-06-05
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COLLISON, Earl, Dr appointed
director
2000-03-24
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COLLISON, Earl, Dr resigned
director
2000-03-24
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GLEN, John resigned
director
2000-03-24
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MILLAR, James Matthew resigned
director
2000-03-24
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WILSON, Brian resigned
director
1992-03-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Scottish & Newcastle PLC
1992-03-19
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1992-02-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1992-02-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Scottish & Newcastle PLC
1991-10-19
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COLLISON, Earl, Dr appointed
director
1991-10-09
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BARCLAY, Alastair Samuel appointed
director
1991-10-09
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GILLANDERS, Daniel Murdo appointed
director
1991-10-09
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GLEN, John appointed
director
1991-10-09
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MILLAR, James Matthew appointed
director
1991-10-09
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WILSON, Brian appointed
director
1991-10-08
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GILLANDERS, Daniel Murdo appointed
secretary
1991-10-08
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HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-10-08
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HYND, Robert Graham resigned
director
1991-06-17
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Company incorporated
As J J BEAM LIMITED
1991-06-17
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HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-06-17
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HYND, Robert Graham appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Daniel Murdo Gillanders Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	17/06/2017
Dr Earl Collison Individual · American · DOB 10/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	17/06/2017
Mr Alastair Samuel Barclay Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	16/06/2017

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

Incorporated1991-06-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

7 James Court

Lawnmarket

Edinburgh

EH1 2PB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

GILLANDERS, Daniel Murdo→

secretary · appointed 1991-10-08

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Active

BARCLAY, Alastair Samuel→

director · ~60y · appointed 1991-10-09

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Active

COLLISON, Earl, Dr→

director · ~74y · appointed 2000-06-05

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Active

GILLANDERS, Daniel Murdo→

director · ~74y · appointed 1991-10-09

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Active

HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-06-17 · resigned 1991-10-08

Resigned

COLLISON, Earl, Dr→

director · ~74y · appointed 1991-10-19 · resigned 2000-03-24

Resigned

GLEN, John→

director · ~66y · appointed 1991-10-09 · resigned 2000-03-24

Resigned

HYND, Robert Graham→

director · ~71y · appointed 1991-06-17 · resigned 1991-10-08

Resigned

MILLAR, James Matthew→

director · ~67y · appointed 1991-10-09 · resigned 2000-03-24

Resigned

WILSON, Brian→

director · ~73y · appointed 1991-10-09 · resigned 2000-03-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Scottish & Newcastle Scottish & Newcastle PLC	Standard security	1 property	26/03/1992	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	19/03/1992	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	24/02/1992	—
outstanding	Scottish & Newcastle Scottish & Newcastle PLC	Floating charge	1 property	24/02/1992	—

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