WHITEBOX DRINKS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC693603 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-26
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£160.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.3y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £160,520
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,498 YoY
Cash YoY
+342%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£72k
↑ 342% YoY
Net Worth
£161k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £72.3k | £16.4k |
| Net assets | £160.5k | £179.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ferovinum LTD
- 2024-09-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-03-16➖FERGUSON, John William resigneddirector
- 2022-11-25➕MASTERS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2022-11-25➖LAWRENCE, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2022-07-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Christopher Masters
- 2022-07-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-06-23➕FERGUSON, John William appointeddirector
- 2022-01-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Christopher Masters
- 2021-09-17➕PORTER, Andrew Justin Radcliffe, Professor appointeddirector
- 2021-09-17➕RENNIE, Josh Graham appointeddirector
- 2021-09-17➕LAWRENCE, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs WHITEBOX DRINKS LIMITED
- 2021-03-26➕IRAVANI, Benjamin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin Iravani Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN DAVIDSON (PIPES) LIMITED→ SC050397 · est 1972 | £15.21M £11.41M–£19.01M | £79.83M | — | 25000 | 54y | 83 | 61y |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
1st Floor, Blenheim House
Fountainhall Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4DT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
IRAVANI, Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASTERS, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-11-25
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PORTER, Andrew Justin Radcliffe, Professor→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-09-17
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RENNIE, Josh Graham→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-09-17
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FERGUSON, John William→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-06-23 · resigned 2023-03-16
LAWRENCE, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-09-17 · resigned 2022-11-25
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ferovinum Ferovinum LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Christopher Masters | A registered charge | — | 11/07/2022 | 19/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Christopher Masters | A registered charge | — | 15/01/2022 | 11/07/2022 |
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Recent filings (76 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01