TORABHAIG DISTILLERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC457756 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-28
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 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05➕PAULSEN, Eda Margaret Hilde appointeddirector
- 2025-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-04➖RODRIGUEZ DE LA RUBIA, Enrique Damian resigneddirector
- 2025-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-01➕RODRIGUEZ DE LA RUBIA, Enrique Damian appointeddirector
- 2023-12-31➖SANTIARD, Thibaut resigneddirector
- 2023-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-04➖ANNIBALI, Francesco resigneddirector
- 2022-04-04➕SANTIARD, Thibaut appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-07-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-31➖NOBLE, Lucilla Charlotte James, Lady resigneddirector
- 2019-12-31➖RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr resigneddirector
- 2019-08-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-11-04➕MATHIESON, John Neil Macleod appointedsecretary
- 2013-11-04➕MATHIESON, John Neil Macleod appointeddirector
- 2013-11-04➖HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-11-04➖ALMOND, Deborah Jane resigneddirector
- 2013-11-04➕ANNIBALI, Francesco appointeddirector
- 2013-11-04➕NOBLE, Lucilla Charlotte James, Lady appointeddirector
- 2013-11-04➕RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr appointeddirector
- 2013-11-04➖HBJG LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2013-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs TORABHAIG DISTILLERY LIMITED
- 2013-08-28➕HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-08-28➕ALMOND, Deborah Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-08-28➕HBJG LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
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
69/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
Mossburn Distillers Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mossburn Distillers Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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TORABHAIG DISTILLERY LIMITED
This company · SC457756
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mossburn Distillers 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EYEMOUTH FREEZERS LIMITED→ SC198644 · est 1999 | £2.44M £1.80M–£3.08M | — | — | 40 | 26y | 85 | 85y |
| KEZIE LIMITED→ SC150524 · est 1994 | — | — | £394.7k | — | 32y | 83 | 58y |
| JOHN HOGARTH LIMITED→ SC018340 · est 1935 | — | — | £7.64M | — | 91y | 81 | 76y |
| D. R. COLLIN & SON LTD→ SC388209 · est 2010 | — | — | £10.58M | — | 15y | 80 | 71y |
| IT'S CAULD LTD.→ SC341975 · est 2008 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 80 | 82y |
| JEDHART DISTILLERY LIMITED→ SC457757 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | 80 | 65y |
| JARVIS PICKLE LIMITED→ SC537787 · est 2016 | — | — | £14.5k | — | 9y | 79 | 63y |
| LINDISFARNE LIMITED→ 01214754 · est 1975 | — | — | — | 1500 | 50y | 79 | 79y |
| FARNE SALMON & TROUT LIMITED→ SC076613 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | 78 | 61y |
| LANGHOLM DISTILLERY LIMITED→ SC464734 · est 2013 | — | — | — | 100 | 12y | 78 | 60y |
| MOSSBURN DISTILLERS LIMITED→ SC456414 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | 78 | 76y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
Mossburn House
Camptown
Jedburgh
Roxburghshire
TD8 6PJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
MATHIESON, John Neil Macleod→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-11-04
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MATHIESON, John Neil Macleod→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-11-04
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PAULSEN, Eda Margaret Hilde→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-12-05
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HBJG SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2013-11-04
ALMOND, Deborah Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2013-11-04
ANNIBALI, Francesco→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2022-04-04
NOBLE, Lucilla Charlotte James, Lady→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2019-12-31
RODRIGUEZ DE LA RUBIA, Enrique Damian→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-01-01 · resigned 2025-12-04
RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2019-12-31
SANTIARD, Thibaut→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-04-04 · resigned 2023-12-31
HBJG LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2013-11-04
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 09/08/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/12/2016 | 08/07/2020 |
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Recent filings (54 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-07