SCOTBEEF INVERURIE LIMITED

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SC432208 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-10

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

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

—

year to Feb 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.6y

60/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £2,994,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-02-25
Profit before tax	£-2.99M
Average employees	96

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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

filing

• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 dissolution
• 1 address
• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 gazette
• 2 dissolution
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-04-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-14
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-09
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-01
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KIRKBRIGHT, Anthony resigned
director
2025-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-04-18
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-04-17
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-04-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-20
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ROGERSON, Grant Robert William resigned
director
2022-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
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DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-03-08
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ROGERSON, Grant Robert William appointed
director
2015-07-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-07-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-10-16
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MACHRAY OBE, Patrick John resigned
director
2013-07-31
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MOUNTFORD, Michael John resigned
director
2012-10-19
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DOWLING, Simon Charles appointed
director
2012-10-19
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MACHRAY OBE, Patrick John appointed
director
2012-10-19
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MOUNTFORD, Michael John appointed
director
2012-10-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2012-10-05
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GALLOWAY, John Robert appointed
director
2012-10-05
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GILCHRIST, Ewan Caldwell resigned
director
2012-10-05
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KIRKBRIGHT, Anthony appointed
director
2012-09-10
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Company incorporated
As SCOTBEEF INVERURIE LIMITED
2012-09-10
➕
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-09-10
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GILCHRIST, Ewan Caldwell appointed
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

64/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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 14 years.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-30

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Jw Galloway Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jw Galloway Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SCOTBEEF INVERURIE LIMITED

This company · SC432208

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
Jw Galloway Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-09-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

The Abattoir

Dornock

Annan

Dumfries & Galloway

DG12 6SU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2025-11-30OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-02-25

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-24

Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DOWLING, Simon Charles→

director · ~64y · appointed 2012-10-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GALLOWAY, John Robert→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-10-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2020-08-25

Resigned

GILCHRIST, Ewan Caldwell→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2012-10-05

Resigned

KIRKBRIGHT, Anthony→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-10-05 · resigned 2025-02-01

Resigned

MACHRAY OBE, Patrick John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-10-19 · resigned 2013-10-16

Resigned

MOUNTFORD, Michael John→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-10-19 · resigned 2013-07-31

Resigned

ROGERSON, Grant Robert William→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-08 · resigned 2023-03-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	20/07/2015	04/07/2023
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	19/10/2012	22/07/2015

Recent filings (63 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2026-05-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-04-28

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-05

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-01-24

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2026-01-14

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-12-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-10-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-09-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-24