THE BAR (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC336343 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-17

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-27.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public houses and bars

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 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

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £27,621

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£28k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 93% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-23.3k	£18.3k
Current assets	£2.3k	£35.3k
Net assets	£-27.6k	£-22.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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2022-11-26
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2021-11-02
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2020-11-28
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2019-12-20
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2018-11-26
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2017-11-14
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2016-09-15
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2016-02-07
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2015-09-17
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2015-02-10
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2014-09-17
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2014-04-11
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HAY, Sandra Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2014-04-11
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officers · AP03
2014-03-20
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HAY, Alexander William appointed
director
2014-03-20
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HAY, Mark William, Me appointed
director
2014-03-11
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DARLING, Graeme resigned
director
2014-03-11
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GRAY, Richard John resigned
director
2014-03-01
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GRAY, Lisa Mary resigned
secretary
2010-01-01
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DARLING, Graeme appointed
director
2008-01-18
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-01-18
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CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2008-01-17
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Company incorporated
As THE BAR (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2008-01-17
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GRAY, Lisa Mary appointed
secretary
2008-01-17
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-01-17
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GRAY, Richard John appointed
director
2008-01-17
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CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander William Hay Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2008-01-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

No 2 Wallace Neuk Cottage

Kelso

Roxburghshire

TD5 8JW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HAY, Sandra Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2014-04-11

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Active

HAY, Alexander William→

director · ~38y · appointed 2014-03-20

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Active

HAY, Mark William, Me→

director · ~64y · appointed 2014-03-20

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Active

GRAY, Lisa Mary→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-17 · resigned 2014-03-01

Resigned

CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-17 · resigned 2008-01-18

Resigned

DARLING, Graeme→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2014-03-11

Resigned

GRAY, Richard John→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-01-17 · resigned 2014-03-11

Resigned

CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-17 · resigned 2008-01-18

Resigned

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