CASTLE DAIRIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02028054 · ltd · incorporated 1986-06-13
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 39.8y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 58/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £3,138,226
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £3.14M | — |
| Total assets | — | £11.63M |
| Current assets | — | £14.46M |
| Cash | — | £497.4k |
| Debtors | — | £7.43M |
| Net assets | — | £10.07M |
| Average employees | 120 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-19➖WILLIAMS, Robin Wyn resigneddirector
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-01➕WILLIAMS, Robin Wyn appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-28➖LLOYD, John Emyr resigneddirector
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-13➖LORD, Andrew Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-08-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-08🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-23➕MORGAN, Lisa Margaret Wendy appointeddirector
- 2022-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01➕LORD, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-01➖JAYNES, Craig David resigneddirector
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-19➖PALMER, Alan Keith resignedsecretary
- 2016-03-15🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2015-06-29🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2015-03-20➕JAYNES, Craig David appointeddirector
- 2013-07-06🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2013-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2013-06-26🔒Charge registered #8Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-04-01➕LLOYD, Nigel Iorwerth appointeddirector
- 2007-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2007-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2007-06-13🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2007-06-06🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2004-07-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
- 2003-04-30➖LLOYD, Betty resigneddirector
- 2003-04-30➕LLOYD, John Emyr appointeddirector
- 2002-12-31➖PALMER, Alan Keith resigneddirector
- 2001-05-15➖LLOYD, John Emyr resigneddirector
- 1998-11-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-06-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1998-02-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1986-10-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Investors in Industry PLC.
- 1986-10-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1986-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CASTLE DAIRIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Emyr Lloyd Individual · British · DOB 07/1939 · age 87 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nigel Iorwerth Lloyd Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10512 — SIC 10512
Registered office
36 Sir Alfred Owen Way
Pontygwindy Industrial Estate
Caerphilly
CF83 3HU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
LLOYD, Nigel Iorwerth→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORGAN, Lisa Margaret Wendy→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALMER, Alan Keith→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2016-08-19
JAYNES, Craig David→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-20 · resigned 2019-12-01
LLOYD, Betty→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2003-04-30
LLOYD, John Emyr→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2024-08-28
LLOYD, John Emyr→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2001-05-15
LORD, Andrew Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2023-10-13
PALMER, Alan Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 2002-12-31
WILLIAMS, Robin Wyn→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-12-01 · resigned 2025-08-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 15/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/06/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/06/2013 | 08/08/2023 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/06/2007 | 28/06/2013 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/06/2007 | 06/07/2013 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 13/07/2004 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Chattel mortgage supplemental to a mortgage debenture dated 20 october 1986 | 1 property | 03/11/1998 | 05/07/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 05/02/1998 | 19/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Investors in Industry . Investors in Industry PLC. | Debenture | 1 property | 23/10/1986 | 24/06/1998 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/10/1986 | 05/07/2007 |
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Recent filings (135 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-27