LANGHOLM DISTILLERY LIMITED

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SC464734 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees100

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 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-18
    ➖
    HARRISON, Leslie John resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-04-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-31
    ➕
    HARRISON, Leslie John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LANGHOLM DISTILLERY LIMITED
  20. 2013-11-28
    ➕
    HARRISON, Christopher John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher John Harrison
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher John Harrisonceased 02/11/2016· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

4 Holmfoot
Newcastleton
Scottish Borders
TD9 0QJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HARRISON, Christopher John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-28
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Active
HARRISON, Leslie John→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-31 · resigned 2022-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30