DRAGON THISTLE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC682423 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-30
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs DRAGON THISTLE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
- 2020-11-30➕TURNER, Alison Maureen, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-11-30➕TURNER, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-11-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Alison Maureen Turner Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/11/2020 |
Mr Christopher Paul Turner Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| COUNTRYWIDE FOODS LIMITED→ SC657443 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CROSSBILL DISTILLING LIMITED→ SC473332 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| DAVIDSON WHOLESALE BUTCHERS LTD→ SC438994 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| DESSERT RUSH LIMITED→ SC585601 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DOUBLO FOODS LTD→ SC883791 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
TURNER, Alison Maureen, Dr→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-11-30
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-30