THE LINDORES DISTILLING CO. LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC442379 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.5y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
62 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£2.4m-£1.1m£61k£1.3m£2.5m£3.7mFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets—£-2.36M
Current assets—£3.69M
Cash—£193.1k
Debtors—£277.0k
Net assets—£-2.36M
Average employees46—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-05-12
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    FORUSZ, Heath Alexander appointed
    director
  7. 2025-05-12
    ➕
    NAZAROV, Viacheslav appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-12
    ➖
    LEVY, Joel resigned
    director
  9. 2025-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-07-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2024-07-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-10
    ➖
    MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth resigned
    director
  15. 2023-03-10
    ➖
    WALLACE, Graeme resigned
    director
  16. 2023-03-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-11-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2022-11-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rpb (Scotland) Limited
  22. 2022-04-27
    ➕
    LEVY, Joel appointed
    director
  23. 2022-04-27
    ➕
    WALLACE, Graeme appointed
    director
  24. 2022-04-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2022-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2022-03-17
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    MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2022-03-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  28. 2022-03-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  29. 2022-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2022-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2022-03-08
    ➖
    BROOKS, Natalia resigned
    secretary
  32. 2022-03-08
    ➖
    BUSLOV, Anton Pavlovich resigned
    director
  33. 2022-03-08
    ➖
    FOKIN, Sergei Vyacheslavovich resigned
    director
  34. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  35. 2021-04-02
    ➕
    BROOKS, Natalia appointed
    secretary
  36. 2021-04-02
    ➖
    MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth resigned
    secretary
  37. 2021-04-02
    ➕
    MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth appointed
    director
  38. 2020-12-31
    ➖
    MORGUNOV, Dmitry resigned
    director
  39. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    BUSLOV, Anton Pavlovich appointed
    director
  40. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    FOKIN, Sergei Vyacheslavovich appointed
    director
  41. 2017-02-14
    ➖
    BUSLOV, Anton Pavlovich resigned
    director
  42. 2017-02-14
    ➖
    FOKIN, Sergey Vyacheslavovich resigned
    director
  43. 2015-04-08
    ➕
    BUSLOV, Anton Pavlovich appointed
    director
  44. 2015-04-08
    ➕
    FOKIN, Sergey Vyacheslavovich appointed
    director
  45. 2015-04-08
    ➖
    MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth resigned
    director
  46. 2015-04-08
    ➕
    MORGUNOV, Dmitry appointed
    director
  47. 2013-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE LINDORES DISTILLING CO. LTD
  48. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    MCKENZIE SMITH, Andrew James appointed
    director
  49. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth appointed
    secretary
  50. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

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

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Spirex Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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THE LINDORES DISTILLING CO. LTD
This company · SC442379

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Spirex Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/06/2018
Mr Andrew James Mckenzie Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Rubus Investment Limitedceased 28/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Lindores Abbey Distillery Abbey Road
Newburgh
Cupar
KY14 6HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2022-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORUSZ, Heath Alexander→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENZIE SMITH, Andrew James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAZAROV, Viacheslav→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKS, Natalia→
secretary · appointed 2021-04-02 · resigned 2022-03-08
Resigned
MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2021-04-02
Resigned
BUSLOV, Anton Pavlovich→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2022-03-08
Resigned
BUSLOV, Anton Pavlovich→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-04-08 · resigned 2017-02-14
Resigned
FOKIN, Sergei Vyacheslavovich→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2022-03-08
Resigned
FOKIN, Sergey Vyacheslavovich→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-04-08 · resigned 2017-02-14
Resigned
LEVY, Joel→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-04-27 · resigned 2025-05-12
Resigned
MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-04-02 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned
MCKENZIE SMITH, Helen Ruth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2015-04-08
Resigned
MORGUNOV, Dmitry→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-04-08 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
WALLACE, Graeme→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-04-27 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Rpb (Scotland)
Rpb (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge1 property04/11/202209/07/2024

Recent filings (62 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30