DAL RIATA DISTILLERY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC693289 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-24
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£449.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -82% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £449,125
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,339 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 82% YoY
Cash YoY
-82%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
↓ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£449k
↓ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £499.1k | £553.5k |
| Current assets | £6.5k | £37.2k |
| Cash | £6.5k | £36.9k |
| Debtors | — | £240 |
| Net assets | £449.1k | £493.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-06-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-04➕CROUCHER, Iain Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-02-04➕GRANT, Ronnie Balfour appointeddirector
- 2022-02-04➖SHAM, Ashley resigneddirector
- 2022-02-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs DAL RIATA DISTILLERY LTD
- 2021-03-24➕SHAM, Ashley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ronnie Balfour Grant Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2022 |
Mr Iain Andrew Croucher Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ashley Shamceased 04/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
Ashfield House
Gartocharn
Alexandria
West Dunbartonshire
G83 8NB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CROUCHER, Iain Andrew→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRANT, Ronnie Balfour→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAM, Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-03-24 · resigned 2022-02-04
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-30