CHRISTIE OF BRUNTSFIELD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC339639 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-11➖LINTON, Helen Sandra resigneddirector
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-27➖LINTON, Robert Dryburgh resigneddirector
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-13➖DONALD, Rebecca resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRISTIE OF BRUNTSFIELD LIMITED
- 2008-03-14➕LINTON, Angus Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2008-03-14➕DONALD, Rebecca appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-14➕LINTON, Helen Sandra appointeddirector
- 2008-03-14➕LINTON, Robert Dryburgh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
cleanNo 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 Angus Linton Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/01/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Dryburgh Lintonceased 11/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Helen Lintonceased 11/07/2025· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Registered office
186 Bruntsfield Place
Edinburgh
EH10 4DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
LINTON, Angus Macdonald→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DONALD, Rebecca→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2014-12-13
LINTON, Helen Sandra→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2025-07-11
LINTON, Robert Dryburgh→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2023-09-27
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Recent filings (54 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-08