CONNOISSEUR INTERNATIONAL WHISKY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC708791 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 51210SIC 51210
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1£1£2£2£3Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£3£3
Current assets£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-25
    RF SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2023-10-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-09-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-09-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONNOISSEUR INTERNATIONAL WHISKY LTD
  10. 2021-09-07
    LEWIS, James David appointed
    director
  11. 2021-09-07
    TERRY, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  12. 2021-09-07
    TERRY, Simon appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-07
    RF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2021-09-07
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  15. 2021-09-07
    📄
    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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

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
Mr James David Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/09/2021
Mr Simon Terry
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/09/2021
Mr Nicholas James Terry
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LEWIS, James David
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-09-07
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Active
TERRY, Nicholas James
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-09-07
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Active
TERRY, Simon
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-09-07
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Active
RF SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-09-07 · resigned 2023-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-09-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-07