DUNROBIN HIGHLAND DISTILLERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC520078 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-11
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees0200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  3. 2025-01-27
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2025-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNROBIN HIGHLAND DISTILLERY LIMITED
  15. 2015-11-11
    ➕
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2015-11-11
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    COSTIN, Elizabeth Murray St.Clair appointed
    director
  17. 2015-11-11
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    COSTIN, Yacov appointed
    director
  18. 2015-11-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yacov Costin
Individual · Romanian · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Murray St.Clair Costin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-11-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Dunrobin Farm
Dunrobin
Golspie
KW10 6SF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-11
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Active
COSTIN, Elizabeth Murray St.Clair→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-11-11
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Active
COSTIN, Yacov→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-11-11
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-01-27
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27