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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 51210SIC 51210
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25➖RF SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-10-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CONNOISSEUR INTERNATIONAL WHISKY LTD
- 2021-09-07➕LEWIS, James David appointeddirector
- 2021-09-07➕TERRY, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2021-09-07➕TERRY, Simon appointeddirector
- 2021-09-07➕RF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-09-07📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-09-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James David Lewis Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/09/2021 |
Mr Simon Terry Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/09/2021 |
Mr Nicholas James Terry Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/09/2021 |
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.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →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→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TERRY, Nicholas James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TERRY, Simon→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-09-07 · resigned 2023-10-25
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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