THE ISLE OF SKYE BOTTLING CO. LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC177734 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-05
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    MACRUARY, Angus Edward George resigned
    director
  17. 2013-03-28
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Kenneth appointed
    director
  18. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    PRALL, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-07-05
    ➖
    JONES, Eric resigned
    director
  20. 2001-02-05
    ➖
    MACRUARY, Wilma Anne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-02-05
    ➕
    PRALL, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-08-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE ISLE OF SKYE BOTTLING CO. LTD.
  23. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    MACRUARY, Wilma Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-08-05
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    JONES, Eric appointed
    director
  27. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 1997-08-05
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    MACRUARY, Angus Edward George appointed
    director

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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Iosb Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Iosb Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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THE ISLE OF SKYE BOTTLING CO. LTD.
This company · SC177734

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Iosb Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Kenneth Webster
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

The Pier
Uig
Isle Of Skye
IV51 9XP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

WEBSTER, Kenneth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACRUARY, Wilma Anne→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-05 · resigned 2001-02-05
Resigned
PRALL, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-05 · resigned 1997-08-05
Resigned
JONES, Eric→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-08-05 · resigned 2004-07-05
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-08-05 · resigned 1997-08-05
Resigned
MACRUARY, Angus Edward George→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-08-05 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18