BURNBRAE DISTILLERY COMPANY LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC504514 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-28
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 8.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.90M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 8.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,896,683
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1.9m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£906k
↑ 2103% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.74M | £2.28M |
| Current assets | £906.0k | £41.1k |
| Cash | — | £117 |
| Debtors | £482.8k | £12.9k |
| Net assets | £-1.90M | £-2.35M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-24📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2026-01-23📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2026-01-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ferovinum LTD
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31➕PURDIE, Caroline Amy appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-31➕BARCLAY, David Ellis appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➖BALL, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31➖MCSHERRY, Gerrard resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2016-03-18➕BARCLAY, Colin Shields appointeddirector
- 2016-03-18➕BALL, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2016-01-30➖BLAIR, Alan resigneddirector
- 2016-01-29➕LULHAM, Michael Brian Julian appointeddirector
- 2016-01-29➕MCSHERRY, Gerrard appointeddirector
- 2015-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNBRAE DISTILLERY COMPANY LTD
- 2015-04-28➕BLAIR, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
J.G. Distillers Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
J.G. Distillers Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BURNBRAE DISTILLERY COMPANY LTD
This company · SC504514
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J.G. Distillers Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
3 Peel Park Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5LW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
BARCLAY, Colin Shields→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARCLAY, David Ellis→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-31
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LULHAM, Michael Brian Julian→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-01-29
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PURDIE, Caroline Amy→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALL, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-03-18 · resigned 2025-01-31
BLAIR, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2015-04-28 · resigned 2016-01-30
MCSHERRY, Gerrard→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-01-29 · resigned 2025-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ferovinum Ferovinum LTD | A registered charge | — | 16/01/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 10/04/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2026-01-24
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2026-01-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07