MOLLY (OBAN) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC702101 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees3001000

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-20
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    DAVERN, Frances appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-20
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    DAVREN, Frances resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-06-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-07
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-01
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  12. 2022-06-01
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  13. 2022-06-01
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    address · AD01
  14. 2022-06-01
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-06-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-06-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2022-06-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-04-12
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    DAVREN, Colin Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2022-04-12
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    DAVREN, Frances appointed
    director
  21. 2022-04-12
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    DAVREN, Ryan resigned
    director
  22. 2021-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As MOLLY (OBAN) LTD
  23. 2021-06-21
    ➕
    DAVREN, Colin appointed
    director
  24. 2021-06-21
    ➕
    DAVREN, Colin Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2021-06-21
    ➕
    DAVREN, Ryan appointed
    director
  26. 2021-06-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Davren
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/04/2022
Mrs Frances Davren
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/04/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Colin Peter Davrenceased 12/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ryan Davrenceased 12/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Albany Chambers
Albany Street
Oban
PA34 4AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DAVERN, Frances→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVREN, Colin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVREN, Colin Peter→
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-06-21 · resigned 2022-04-12
Resigned
DAVREN, Frances→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-04-12 · resigned 2025-06-20
Resigned
DAVREN, Ryan→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-06-21 · resigned 2022-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-01