BEN NEVIS BAR TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

📈Growthactive
SC612137 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · PSC count: 6 → 7
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • ↑PSC count: 6 → 7
Last 90 days

Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • ↑PSC count: 6 → 7
Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£2.57M
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.0y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~5.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
30 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.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Profitable
Profit before tax £680,805
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 20% YoY
Turnover YoY
+20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Turnover£2.57M£2.15M
Gross profit£1.02M£740.1k
Profit before tax£680.8k£352.2k
Average employees15001500

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
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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  2. 2026-07-14
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  3. 2026-03-13
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  4. 2025-04-15
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  5. 2024-11-15
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    MAIN, Lesley Anne appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-15
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    WARD, Guy Ashley appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-15
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  8. 2024-11-15
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  9. 2024-11-15
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  10. 2024-07-17
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2024-07-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2024-07-12
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2024-06-30
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  14. 2024-06-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Cumberland Building Society
  15. 2023-07-05
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  16. 2022-06-27
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  17. 2021-11-18
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  18. 2021-11-18
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  19. 2021-11-18
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  20. 2021-11-18
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  21. 2021-11-18
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  22. 2021-11-18
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  23. 2021-08-17
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  24. 2021-08-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
  25. 2018-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BEN NEVIS BAR TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 2018-10-30
    ➕
    MACLACHLAINN, Calum Eoghann appointed
    director
  27. 2018-10-30
    ➕
    MORRISON, Neil appointed
    director
  28. 2018-10-30
    ➕
    SLOAN, Paul Gerrard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 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 signal

Some 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

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

Group structure

3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Tob Trade Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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Dunard Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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Sloan Wells Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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BEN NEVIS BAR TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC612137

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tob Trade Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/06/2026
Dunard Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/11/2021
Sloan Wells Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/11/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Tob Property Management & Investments Limitedceased 23/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Neil Morrisonceased 10/11/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Calum Eoghann Maclachlainnceased 10/11/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Paul Sloanceased 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

1 Railway Pier
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4LW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

MACLACHLAINN, Calum Eoghann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAIN, Lesley Anne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, Neil→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SLOAN, Paul Gerrard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARD, Guy Ashley→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cumberland Building Society
A registered charge—27/06/2024—
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
A registered charge—16/08/202117/07/2024
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Recent filings (30 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
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
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05