PILOT BEER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC425691 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-07
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
£367.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £367,788
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£43k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£368k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£322k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £471.1k | £487.5k |
| Current assets | £321.6k | £288.9k |
| Cash | £43.1k | £55.3k |
| Debtors | £167.8k | £100.8k |
| Net assets | £367.8k | £361.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-05-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-08-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-08-26📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-04-05📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-03-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-03-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-03-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2012-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs PILOT BEER LIMITED
- 2012-06-07➕JOHNSON, Matthew Roger appointeddirector
- 2012-06-07➕JONES, Patrick Matthew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Pilot Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Pilot Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PILOT BEER LIMITED
This company · SC425691
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pilot Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/05/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Patrick Matthew Jonesceased 09/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Matthew Roger Johnsonceased 09/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
4b Stewartfield
Edinburgh
EH6 5RQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JOHNSON, Matthew Roger→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Patrick Matthew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2012-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 28/03/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-16