LOCH NESS BEVERAGES LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
SC588513 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-12
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
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£21.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £21,527
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£121k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £33.4k | — |
| Current assets | £121.4k | — |
| Cash | £7.4k | — |
| Debtors | £58.1k | — |
| Net assets | £21.5k | — |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-07-04📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs LOCH NESS BEVERAGES LTD.
- 2018-02-12➕CAMPBELL, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2018-02-12➕CAMPBELL, James Fraser appointeddirector
- 2018-02-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Fraser Campbell Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/02/2018 |
Mr Angus Fraser Mcmaster Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46370 — Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Registered office
71 Peffer Place
Peffer Mill Business Park
Edinburgh
EH16 4BB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Daniel James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2018-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMPBELL, James Fraser→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-02-12
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30