THE BOTTLERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC229042 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-12
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£32.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £32,397
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,436 YoY
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£90k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£18k£36k£55k£73k£91kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£32.4k£33.8k
Current assets£89.8k£91.2k
Cash£2.8k£4.2k
Debtors£47£86
Net assets£32.4k£33.8k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-06-10
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-13
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    RICHARDS, Roy Matthew appointed
    director
  4. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  6. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-11
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    LE DRUILLENEC, Simon Vincent resigned
    secretary
  8. 2021-10-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-06
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    LE DRUILLENEC, Timothy Vincent resigned
    director
  14. 2018-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-08-23
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2016-03-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2016-01-31
    ➖
    LE DRUILLENEC, Paul Vincent resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-26
    ➕
    MOHAMED, Zubair appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2007-06-22
    ➕
    LE DRUILLENEC, Timothy Vincent appointed
    director
  23. 2002-11-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2002-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As THE BOTTLERS LIMITED
  25. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    LE DRUILLENEC, Simon Vincent appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-03-12
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    LE DRUILLENEC, Paul Vincent appointed
    director
  29. 2002-03-12
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-03-12
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Zubair Mohamed
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares18/08/2016
Mr Roy Matthew Richards
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/08/2016

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
Incorporated2002-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

21/23 Comely Bank Road
Edinburgh
EH4 1DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MOHAMED, Zubair→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Roy Matthew→
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LE DRUILLENEC, Simon Vincent→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2021-10-11
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2002-03-12
Resigned
LE DRUILLENEC, Paul Vincent→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2016-01-31
Resigned
LE DRUILLENEC, Timothy Vincent→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-06-22 · resigned 2018-12-06
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-12 · resigned 2002-03-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/11/200230/01/2010

Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12