SHETLAND FOOD AND DRINK LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC566759 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-05-23

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31
Average employees	0

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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2025-12-17
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2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-12-08
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ANDREAS, Mary Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-12-08
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LAURENSON, Samuel Michael appointed
director
2025-02-26
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accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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officers · TM01
2024-09-24
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RIISE, Jan resigned
director
2024-07-03
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officers · TM01
2024-07-03
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2024-06-10
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MANSON, Lauraine Ann resigned
director
2024-06-10
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PERCIVAL, Christopher resigned
director
2024-05-23
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accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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officers · AP01
2023-05-04
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2023-03-21
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2023-03-03
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officers · TM01
2023-03-03
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2023-03-01
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RIISE, Jan appointed
director
2023-03-01
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2023-01-01
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MATHIESON, Stephen Andrew appointed
director
2023-01-01
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MANSON, Lauraine Ann appointed
director
2022-12-31
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GRAHAM, Eric John resigned
director
2022-12-31
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KEITH, Sheila Marian resigned
director
2022-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
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SANDISON, Jonathan resigned
director
2021-11-09
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WILLIAMSON, Kirsten resigned
director
2021-11-09
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officers · TM01
2021-11-09
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2021-10-26
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SMITH, Cecilia appointed
director
2021-10-26
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D'EATHE, Joel Timothy resigned
director
2021-10-26
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2021-10-26
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2021-02-24
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2021-01-13
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HOPKINS, Yvette Claire resigned
director
2021-01-13
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SANDISON, Jonathan appointed
director
2021-01-13
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WILLIAMSON, Kirsten appointed
director
2019-10-18
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GRAHAM, Eric John appointed
director
2019-07-31
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BUDGE, James resigned
director
2019-07-31
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JOHNSON, Valerie Dawn resigned
director
2019-07-31
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KEITH, Sheila Marian appointed
director
2019-03-29
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D'EATHE, Joel Timothy appointed
director
2018-08-23
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ARMITAGE, Marian Christie appointed
director
2018-08-23
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PERCIVAL, Christopher appointed
director
2018-08-23
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TURBERVILLE, Rhanna resigned
director
2018-08-23
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WISHART, Allan resigned
director
2018-06-28
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HOPKINS, Yvette Claire appointed
director
2017-05-23
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Company incorporated
As SHETLAND FOOD AND DRINK LIMITED
2017-05-23
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SIMMONS, Bettine Jane appointed
director
2017-05-23
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BUDGE, James appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

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 72 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2017-05-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Hayhoull

Bigton

Shetland

ZE2 9JA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-05

Last: 2025-05-22