VILLAGE INN THANKERTON LIMITED

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SC257284 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£61.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £61,510

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£62k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£25k£37k£49k£62kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£61.5k£57.8k
Current assets£46.9k£43.9k
Net assets£61.5k£57.8k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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  2. 2024-06-19
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  3. 2023-10-16
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  4. 2022-08-09
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  5. 2021-09-09
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  6. 2020-11-11
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  7. 2019-10-14
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  8. 2018-10-23
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  9. 2017-10-30
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  10. 2016-09-28
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  11. 2015-10-28
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    WYPER, Alexander resigned
    secretary
  12. 2015-10-28
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  13. 2015-10-28
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  14. 2015-10-26
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  15. 2015-07-03
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  16. 2015-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2014-10-24
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  18. 2005-05-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  19. 2005-01-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  20. 2003-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As VILLAGE INN THANKERTON LIMITED
  21. 2003-10-08
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    WYPER, Graeme appointed
    director
  22. 2003-10-08
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    WYPER, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-10-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-10-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-10-08
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-10-08
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Wyper
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

53 Mill Road
Thankerton
Near Biggar
South Lanarkshire
ML12 6NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WYPER, Graeme→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-10-08
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Active
WYPER, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-08 · resigned 2015-10-28
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-08 · resigned 2003-10-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-08 · resigned 2003-10-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property11/05/2005—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/01/200503/07/2015
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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-23