GRANITE CITY WHISKEYS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC661099 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
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
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-11-17➕MAHESHWARI, Naman appointedsecretary
- 2025-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs GRANITE CITY WHISKEYS LTD
- 2020-05-12➕KANAKARAJAN, Saravanakumar, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-05-12➕MAHESHWARI, Nitin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-05-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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 |
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Dr Nitin Maheshwari Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/05/2020 |
Dr Saravanakumar Kanakarajan Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED→ SC031200 · est 1955 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 70y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
28 Kepplestone Gardens
Aberdeen
AB15 4DH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
KANAKARAJAN, Saravanakumar, Dr→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-05-12
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MAHESHWARI, Nitin, Dr→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11