FORCE TAVERNS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC741344 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-15
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

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£44.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
15 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,780
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,188 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£23k£34k£45k£57kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£44.8k£48.0k
Current assets£56.3k£56.6k
Net assets£44.8k£48.0k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-01
    ➖
    HOWAT, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-11-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-02
    ➕
    CALLAGHAN, Derek appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-10-17
    ➕
    WALKER, Hamish appointed
    director
  10. 2022-10-17
    ➖
    CALLAGHAN, Derek resigned
    director
  11. 2022-10-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-10-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As FORCE TAVERNS LIMITED
  16. 2022-08-15
    ➕
    HOWAT, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  17. 2022-08-15
    ➕
    CALLAGHAN, Derek appointed
    director
  18. 2022-08-15
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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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hamish Walker
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/10/2022
Mr Derek Callaghan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek Callaghanceased 17/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

51a Townfoot
Dreghorn
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA11 4EH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CALLAGHAN, Derek→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Hamish→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-10-17
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Active
HOWAT, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2022-08-15 · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
CALLAGHAN, Derek→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-08-15 · resigned 2022-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-15