THE BRITISH SOFT DRINKS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00500979 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1951-11-03

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 41.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£851.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other food services

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

94110Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.4y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 41.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (22 active, 100 linked, 94 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

486 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £851,383

Cash YoY

+27%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.7m

↑ 27% YoY

Net Worth

£851k

↑ 4.7% YoY

Current Assets

£2.0m

↑ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£851.4k	£813.0k
Current assets	£2.02M	£1.48M
Cash	£1.74M	£1.37M
Net assets	£851.4k	£813.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (190 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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officers · TM01
2026-03-17
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BAGNALL, Andrew Stephen Knight appointed
secretary
2026-03-17
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officers · AP03
2026-03-17
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officers · TM02
2026-03-16
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PARTINGTON, Gavin resigned
secretary
2026-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
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BRAY, Ian David resigned
director
2026-02-02
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officers · TM01
2026-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
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BRADSHAW, Christopher John resigned
director
2026-01-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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DUFFIN, Jonathan Paul resigned
director
2025-11-14
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officers · CH01
2025-08-28
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CLARE, Nicola Josephine appointed
director
2025-08-28
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officers · AP01
2025-07-07
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officers · TM01
2025-06-26
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accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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officers · AP01
2025-04-30
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DUFFIN, Jonathan Paul appointed
director
2025-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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BALDWIN, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2025-02-03
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DAVIES, Paul Thomas appointed
director
2025-02-03
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officers · AP01
2025-01-20
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officers · TM01
2025-01-17
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GRAHAM, Richard Paul resigned
director
2024-11-08
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officers · AP01
2024-11-07
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BENDIT, Paul appointed
director
2024-11-04
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officers · AP01
2024-11-01
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SEIBOLD EFFROY, Elise Veronique Louise appointed
director
2024-10-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-27
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REES, Christopher James appointed
director
2024-08-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-20
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officers · AP01
2024-08-16
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HOWARD, Michael Alan resigned
director
2024-08-09
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RIDDLE, Andy appointed
director
2024-07-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
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HARDING, Michael appointed
director
2024-06-11
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FILIPPOSYANTS, Natalia resigned
director
2024-05-01
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SUTHERLAND, Euan Angus appointed
director
2024-05-01
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GLANCY-ROSS, Suzanne resigned
director
2024-03-08
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MORRIS-JINKS, Andrew Alan appointed
director
2024-02-14
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DODWELL, Guy Christopher resigned
director
2023-11-20
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BRUNEL, Davy Marc Noel Georges appointed
director
2023-07-28
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DODWELL, Guy Christopher appointed
director
2023-03-13
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LOGAN, James David Phillips appointed
director
2023-01-27
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GORDON, Duncan resigned
director
2022-06-07
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CLARK, Andrew resigned
director
2022-06-07
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EDWARDS, Endaf Vincent Hugh resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 190 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-21 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PARTINGTON, Gavin resigned 2026-03-16; BRADSHAW, Christopher John resigned 2026-01-26; BRAY, Ian David resigned 2026-02-06

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1951-11-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

20-22 Bedford Row

London

WC1R 4EB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-24

Last: 2025-07-10