BTTB HOLDINGS LTD

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SC820024 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-11-25
    KEARNEY, John Joseph appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-25
    MCKAY, Francis Derek resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-11-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-11-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-11-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BTTB HOLDINGS LTD
  11. 2024-08-20
    MCKAY, Francis Derek appointed
    director
  12. 2024-08-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Joseph Kearney
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75100%
75-100% shares25/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Francis Derek Mckayceased 25/11/2024· 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
Incorporated2024-08-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Unit 3 Satellite Park
Macmerry
EH33 1RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KEARNEY, John Joseph
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
MCKAY, Francis Derek
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-08-20 · resigned 2024-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-20