BEN NEVIS BAR LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
SC609860 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-03
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.
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 "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£97.9k
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
30 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredProfitable
Profit before tax £39,293
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 26% YoY
Turnover YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £97.9k | £77.8k |
| Gross profit | £97.9k | £77.8k |
| Profit before tax | £39.3k | £65.0k |
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-19🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2024-07-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2024-07-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2024-07-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-07-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-11-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-11-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-05➕HEWITT, Derwyn appointeddirector
- 2021-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C (Registered Number NI18800)
- 2019-03-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C (Registered Number NI18800)
- 2018-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BEN NEVIS BAR LIMITED
- 2018-10-03➕MACLACHLAINN, Calum Eoghann appointeddirector
- 2018-10-03➕MORRISON, Neil appointeddirector
- 2018-10-03➕SLOAN, Paul Gerrard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Tob Property Management & Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
🏛️significant stake
Dunard Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
🏛️significant stake
Sloan Wells Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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BEN NEVIS BAR LIMITED
This company · SC609860
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tob Property Management & Investments Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/11/2021 |
Dunard Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/11/2021 |
Sloan Wells Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/11/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Calum Eoghann Maclachlainnceased 10/11/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Paul Sloanceased 10/11/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Neil Morrisonceased 10/11/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
1 The Pier
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4LW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
HEWITT, Derwyn→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLACHLAINN, Calum Eoghann→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRISON, Neil→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SLOAN, Paul Gerrard→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | — | 27/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C (Registered Number NI18800) | A registered charge | — | 18/03/2019 | 17/07/2024 | |
| outstanding | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C (Registered Number NI18800) | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/03/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-11-18