GLASGOW WHISKY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC332208 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-10

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11010

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-11-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-11
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-11-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-11
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capital · SH08
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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officers · AP01
2023-12-14
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TAYLOR, Rory William appointed
director
2023-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
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mortgage · MR01
2022-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank PLC and Yorkshire Bank)
2021-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
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HENDRY, Stephanie Claire appointed
director
2020-11-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2012-04-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2008-01-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2007-11-20
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HENDRY, Stuart Fullarton appointed
secretary
2007-11-20
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HENDRY, Stuart Fullarton appointed
director
2007-11-20
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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-02
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TAYLOR, Graham Russell appointed
director
2007-11-02
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TAYLOR, Victoria Jane appointed
director
2007-11-02
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-10-10
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Company incorporated
As GLASGOW WHISKY LIMITED
2007-10-10
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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-10
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TAYLOR, Rory William (same surname) appointed 2023-12-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Stuart Fullarton Hendry Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Graham Russell Taylorceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2007-10-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

148 Terregles Avenue

Pollokshields

Glasgow

G41 4RR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11