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BRASS NECK RUM LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC601011 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-26

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: established → zombie
· Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
· Opportunity score: 76 → 68
· Hygiene score: 90 → 80

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: established → zombie
·Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
↓Opportunity score: 76 → 68
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
↓PSC count: 3 → 0

Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: established → zombie
·Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
↓Opportunity score: 76 → 68
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
↓PSC count: 3 → 0

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£-5.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46342

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £5,056

Net assets shrinking

Down £10,112 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£5k

↓ 200% YoY

Current Assets

£15k

↓ 40% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£14.9k	£25.1k
Current assets	£14.9k	£25.1k
Net assets	£-5.1k	£5.1k

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

Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

2018-06-26
🏢
Company incorporated
As BRASS NECK RUM LTD

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-06-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

64 Littleton Park

Barrhead

Glasgow

G78 2FB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-28

Last: 2025-04-14