INVERNESS CITY TAVERNS LIMITED
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.8k | £24.1k |
| Current assets | £70.3k | £122.8k |
| Cash | £10.8k | £13.3k |
| Debtors | £38.0k | £96.4k |
| Net assets | £-3.6k | £1.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-04-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-03-22➕DUXBURY, Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2015-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs INVERNESS CITY TAVERNS LIMITED
- 2015-01-12➕DE VENNY, Eric Sinclair appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-26
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Eric Sinclair De Venny Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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