BEER CAVE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £182 | £238 |
| Current assets | £182 | £238 |
| Net assets | £-87.8k | £-73.2k |
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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Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BEER CAVE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2016-04-22➕BUCKLE, Shaun Lee appointeddirector
- 2016-04-22➕CLARK, Lynsey Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-04-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lynsey Jane Clark Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/04/2016 |
Mr Sean Buckle Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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