WHITE HEATHER DISTILLERS CO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC559011 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-01
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 8.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-15➖STEVENSON, Alistair James Graham resigneddirector
- 2021-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01➖WALKER, William James resigneddirector
- 2019-03-01➕WALKER, William James appointeddirector
- 2019-03-01➕WALKER, William James appointeddirector
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-11-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-11-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2017-10-31➕SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-31➕SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget appointeddirector
- 2017-10-31➖SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-10-31➖BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigneddirector
- 2017-10-31➕STEVENSON, Alistair James Graham appointeddirector
- 2017-10-31➖SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2017-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs WHITE HEATHER DISTILLERS CO LIMITED
- 2017-03-01➕SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-03-01➕BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointeddirector
- 2017-03-01➕SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
The Glenallachie Distillers Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Glenallachie Distillers Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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WHITE HEATHER DISTILLERS CO LIMITED
This company · SC559011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Glenallachie Distillers Co Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/10/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Shelf Director Limitedceased 31/10/2017· significant influence
- Mr David Brannigan Beveridgeceased 31/10/2017· significant influence
- Shelf Nominees Limitedceased 31/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| THE RUTLAND (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC247306 · est 2003 | £6.24M £5.31M–£7.18M | — | £6.24M | — | 23y | 82 | 77y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Glenallachie Distillery
Glenallachie
Aberlour
Banffshire
AB38 9LR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-10-31
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SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-10-31
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WALKER, William James→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2019-03-01
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SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2017-10-31
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2017-10-31
STEVENSON, Alistair James Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-10-31 · resigned 2021-02-15
WALKER, William James→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2019-10-01
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2017-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/11/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-20