DISCOVERY BEERS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC721176 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-27
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47250
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47260SIC 47260
- 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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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See pricing →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 (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-01➕HAMILTON, David Mill Laing appointeddirector
- 2022-11-01➕PETRIE, Barry appointeddirector
- 2022-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs DISCOVERY BEERS LTD
- 2022-01-27➕MCMAHON, Sam appointeddirector
- 2022-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sam Mcmahon Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLKN TRADING LIMITED→ SC768775 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GLOBAL BARGAIN HUB LIMITED→ SC863066 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GLOSENSE LTD→ SC874814 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOODS HUB FOR ALL LTD→ SC838494 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GOURMET GROCER AT 29 LTD→ SC673311 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| GRANGE INTERIORS TAYSIDE LTD→ SC764166 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GRANT SMITH GARDENING SERVICES LIMITED→ SC454174 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| GRAY GOLF LIMITED→ SC645734 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GRAZIA SINCLAIR LIMITED→ SC501744 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| GREENWAYS DUNDEE CIC→ SC643992 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GREWAR'S FARM SHOP LTD.→ SC522827 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| GRILLVERSE LTD→ SC868746 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47250 — SIC 47250
Registered office
6 Queens Hotel Buildings
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4DU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HAMILTON, David Mill Laing→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCMAHON, Sam→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-01-27
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PETRIE, Barry→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-11-01
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-27