INVERNESS WHISKY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC697926 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-06
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: complicated → clean
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Deal-killer verdict: complicated → clean
  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
28 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-28
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    IRELAND, Duncan resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-05-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-09-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2023-09-08
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  16. 2023-09-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2023-09-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2023-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-12-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2022-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-12-07
    ➕
    DONALDSON, John appointed
    director
  24. 2022-12-07
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Karen Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2022-12-07
    ➕
    IRELAND, Duncan appointed
    director
  26. 2021-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INVERNESS WHISKY LTD
  27. 2021-05-06
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Matthew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Karen Mary Macpherson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/05/2025
Mr Matthew John Macpherson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/05/2021
Mr John Duncan Donaldson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Duncan Irelandceased 20/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Inverness Whisky
Market Close
Inverness
IV1 1EX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DONALDSON, John→
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHERSON, Karen Mary→
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHERSON, Matthew John→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRELAND, Duncan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-12-07 · resigned 2025-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-28