FOUR SEASONS BAR LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC731026 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-29
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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.
Key financials
2 years 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-05➕DUNLOP, Stewart appointeddirector
- 2022-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs FOUR SEASONS BAR LTD
- 2022-04-29➕PATERSON, Linda appointeddirector
- 2022-04-29📄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
- +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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stewart Dunlop Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/05/2022 |
Ms Linda Paterson Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEIRA COLLECTIVE LTD→ SC599675 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| DICE GROUNDS LIMITED→ SC853868 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELECTRIC BAKERY LTD→ SC435515 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FOOD ON THE FRONT LTD→ SC806566 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FOODNFLAMES LIMITED→ SC866203 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FOUNTAINHEAD COTTAGES LIMITED→ SC700939 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FRAN'S COFFEE HOUSE LIMITED→ SC742421 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FRANS'S LIMITED→ SC853838 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRAZER HOSPITALITY LTD→ SC860208 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRIED CHICKS SALTCOATS LTD→ SC866680 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRIELS GOOD GETAWAYS LTD→ SC876487 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FU HEY168 CHINESE LTD→ SC765165 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
8-10 Green Street
Saltcoats
KA21 5HQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DUNLOP, Stewart→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATERSON, Linda→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-29