THE BUNNAHABHAIN DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC241885 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-07

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11010

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46342SIC 46342
74990Non-trading company

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-01
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NOLTE, Werner appointed
director
2021-04-01
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THORNTON, Fraser John resigned
director
2021-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-04-30
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SPY, Karen appointed
secretary
2014-04-30
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STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir resigned
secretary
2014-04-30
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STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir resigned
director
2006-10-01
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CAMPBELL, James Stephen resigned
director
2006-10-01
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THORNTON, Fraser John appointed
director
2003-06-26
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STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir appointed
secretary
2003-06-26
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-26
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CAMPBELL, James Stephen appointed
director
2003-06-26
➕
STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir appointed
director
2003-06-26
➖
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-01-07
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Company incorporated
As THE BUNNAHABHAIN DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED
2003-01-07
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-07
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Cvh Spirits Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cvh Spirits Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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THE BUNNAHABHAIN DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC241885

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cvh Spirits Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-01-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

8 Milton Road

College Milton North

East Kilbride

G74 5BU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-23

Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SPY, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2014-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NOLTE, Werner→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-04-01

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Active

STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2014-04-30

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-07 · resigned 2003-06-26

Resigned

CAMPBELL, James Stephen→

director · ~78y · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2006-10-01

Resigned

STIRRAT, James Campbell Muir→

director · ~77y · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2014-04-30

Resigned

THORNTON, Fraser John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2021-04-01

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-07 · resigned 2003-06-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-09

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-02-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-11-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-04-11

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-02-22