THE GLENALLACHIE DISTILLERS CO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC559073 · 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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.7y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
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officers · TM01
2024-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-19
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BEATTIE, Richard Spencer resigned
director
2023-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
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officers · AP01
2022-07-28
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officers · AP01
2022-07-20
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CURRIE, Ronan Philip appointed
director
2022-07-20
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SAVAGE, Colette, Marketing Director appointed
director
2022-04-22
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KEIR, David resigned
director
2022-04-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-08
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capital · SH10
2021-02-08
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capital · SH08
2021-02-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-28
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STEVENSON, Alistair James Graham resigned
director
2020-03-05
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GILCHRIST, Alan Andrew appointed
director
2019-10-11
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BEATTIE, Richard Spencer appointed
director
2019-10-10
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KEIR, David appointed
director
2019-03-01
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WALKER, William James appointed
director
2017-11-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-11-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
2017-10-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: William Walker
2017-05-19
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SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget appointed
secretary
2017-05-19
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SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget appointed
director
2017-05-19
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SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-05-19
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BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
director
2017-05-19
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STEVENSON, Alistair James Graham appointed
director
2017-05-19
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SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2017-03-01
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Company incorporated
As THE GLENALLACHIE DISTILLERS CO LIMITED
2017-03-01
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SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-03-01
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BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
director
2017-03-01
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SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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The Trustees Of The Walker (A) 2026 Trust

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Trustees Of The Walker (S) 2026 Trust

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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THE GLENALLACHIE DISTILLERS CO LIMITED

This company · SC559073

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Trustees Of The Walker (A) 2026 Trust Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	23/03/2026
Trustees Of The Walker (S) 2026 Trust Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	23/03/2026

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr William James Walkerceased 23/03/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
Mr Alistair James Graham Stevensonceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Shelf Nominees Limitedceased 10/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Shelf Director Limitedceased 19/05/2017· significant influence
Mr David Brannigan Beveridgeceased 19/05/2017· significant influence

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

Incorporated2017-03-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Glenallachie Distillery

Glenallachie

Aberlour

Banffshire

AB38 9LR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-25

Last: 2025-07-11