FYNE ALES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC216690 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-12
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 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Liabilities
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£0£273k£545k£818k£1.1m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£2.31M
Current assets—£1.36M
Cash—£212.0k
Debtors—£849.8k
Net assets—£579.7k
Average employees22—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2024-04-02
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  4. 2024-03-26
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  5. 2022-12-01
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  6. 2021-12-14
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  7. 2021-03-15
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  8. 2019-12-23
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  9. 2018-12-17
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  10. 2018-04-04
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  11. 2018-04-04
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2017-12-20
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  13. 2016-12-29
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  14. 2016-03-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-11
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  16. 2015-01-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD, No 1 Brookhill Way, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 3EL
  17. 2014-01-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2013-07-12
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    JENNER, Robert Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2011-12-16
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    CRAIG, Charles Thomas Garrioch resigned
    director
  20. 2010-03-18
    ➖
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2009-05-25
    ➖
    DELAP, Jonathan Sinclair resigned
    director
  22. 2007-05-07
    ➕
    JENNER, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2005-12-09
    ➕
    CRAIG, Charles Thomas Garrioch appointed
    director
  24. 2001-03-27
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    DELAP, Anastasia Diana appointed
    director
  25. 2001-03-27
    ➕
    DELAP, James Robert Onslow appointed
    director
  26. 2001-03-27
    ➕
    DELAP, Michael Jonathan Sinclair appointed
    director
  27. 2001-03-27
    ➕
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-03-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-03-27
    ➕
    DELAP, Jonathan Sinclair appointed
    director
  30. 2001-03-27
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As FYNE ALES LIMITED
  32. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Anastasia Diana Delap
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr James Robert Onslow Delap
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Michael Jonathan Sinclair Delap
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated2001-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Achadunan
Cairndow
Argyll
PA26 8BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

DELAP, Anastasia Diana→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DELAP, James Robert Onslow→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DELAP, Michael Jonathan Sinclair→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-27 · resigned 2010-03-18
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2001-03-27
Resigned
CRAIG, Charles Thomas Garrioch→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-12-09 · resigned 2011-12-16
Resigned
DELAP, Jonathan Sinclair→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-03-27 · resigned 2009-05-25
Resigned
JENNER, Robert Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-05-07 · resigned 2013-07-12
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2001-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD, No 1 Brookhill Way, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 3EL
A registered charge—28/01/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property10/01/2014—
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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23