THE STIRLING WHISKY COMPANY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC598187 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-25
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
25 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
38 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,656
Cash YoY
+1678%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 1678% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 720% YoY
Current Assets
£223k
↑ 248% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£89k£134k£178k£223kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£134.1k£690
Current assets£223.1k£64.1k
Cash£12.3k£690
Net assets£5.7k£690

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-05-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-05-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-05-31
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2024-05-20
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    GILMOUR, Edward appointed
    director
  12. 2024-05-20
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Graeme Wilson appointed
    director
  13. 2024-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-09-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-09-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-09-01
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    LUNN, Jamie resigned
    director
  19. 2023-08-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2023-08-08
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    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2022-06-26
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    LUNN, George Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2018-08-31
    ➕
    MOORE, John Clark appointed
    director
  27. 2018-08-31
    ➕
    LUNN, George Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2018-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE STIRLING WHISKY COMPANY LTD
  29. 2018-05-25
    ➕
    LUNN, Jamie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Gilmour
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2024
Mr Graeme Wilson Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2024
Mr John Clark Moore
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/08/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Claire Elizabeth Mooreceased 30/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr George Michael Lunnceased 01/05/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Jamie Lunnceased 01/09/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

20 Ballater Drive
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 1BY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GILMOUR, Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENDERSON, Graeme Wilson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, John Clark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUNN, George Michael→
director · ~84y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2022-06-26
Resigned
LUNN, Jamie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-05-25 · resigned 2023-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-26