BACCHUS&LIBER LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC393359 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47250
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-03📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-03📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-07-03📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-11-20📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-11-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-11-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-07-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-07-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03➕AITON, Archie John appointeddirector
- 2020-07-03➕STEWART, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2020-07-03➖MCCLUSKEY, Stuart Murray resigneddirector
- 2018-06-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
- 2011-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BACCHUS&LIBER LTD
- 2011-02-11➕MCCLUSKEY, Stuart Murray appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Devil's Advocate Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Devil's Advocate Ltd
Corporate parent
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BACCHUS&LIBER LTD
This company · SC393359
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Devil's Advocate Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/07/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher John Stewartceased 17/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stuart Murray Mccluskeyceased 17/07/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47250 — SIC 47250
Registered office
3 Warriston's Close
Edinburgh
EH1 1PG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AITON, Archie John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-07-03
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STEWART, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-07-03
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MCCLUSKEY, Stuart Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-02-11 · resigned 2020-07-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C. | A registered charge | — | 04/06/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (68 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-03
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-03
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-06
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-20
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-19