THE DRINKS COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03267523 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 26.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 26.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-30➕CURTEIS, Robert John Gerald appointeddirector
- 2025-07-30➖KADZURA, Anesu Ashley resigneddirector
- 2025-04-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕COULL, Graham appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➖ODDY, Denise Ann resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-01➕KADZURA, Anesu Ashley appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➖ODDY, Denise Ann resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01➖ODDY, William Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-06-27➕ODDY, Denise Ann appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-27➖WARD, Paul Derek resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-27➖WARD, Paul Derek resigneddirector
- 2005-03-14➖ODDY, William Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2005-03-14➕WARD, Paul Derek appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-14➕WARD, Paul Derek appointeddirector
- 2005-02-12➖KING, Nicholas John resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-12➕ODDY, William Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-12➖KING, Nicholas John resigneddirector
- 2002-09-25➕ODDY, Denise Ann appointeddirector
- 2002-05-27➖HAGHIGHI, Nader Ghanbarnejad resigneddirector
- 1999-07-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-01-01➕KING, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 1998-10-01➕HAGHIGHI, Nader Ghanbarnejad appointeddirector
- 1998-03-18➕KING, Nicholas John appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-18➖SPEAR, Albert George resignedsecretary
- 1997-11-24➖CASEY, Kevin Charles resigneddirector
- 1997-11-24➖HAGHIGHI, Nader Ghanbarnejad resigneddirector
- 1997-11-24➖STYRKA, Michael Walter resigneddirector
- 1997-06-01➕HAGHIGHI, Nader Ghanbarnejad appointeddirector
- 1996-11-07➕SPEAR, Albert George appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-07➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-11-07➕CASEY, Kevin Charles appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
Sunray Bidco Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sunray Bidco Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THE DRINKS COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 03267523
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunray Bidco Uk Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- M & O Holdings Limitedceased 01/04/2025· 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.
🔒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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170
Registered office
Springfield House
Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 2RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16
Officers (2 active · 16 resigned)
COULL, Graham→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURTEIS, Robert John Gerald→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, Nicholas John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-03-18 · resigned 2005-02-12
ODDY, Denise Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-27 · resigned 2025-04-01
ODDY, William Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-12 · resigned 2005-03-14
SPEAR, Albert George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-07 · resigned 1998-03-18
WARD, Paul Derek→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2005-06-27
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-23 · resigned 1996-11-07
CASEY, Kevin Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-11-07 · resigned 1997-11-24
HAGHIGHI, Nader Ghanbarnejad→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2002-05-27
HAGHIGHI, Nader Ghanbarnejad→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 1997-11-24
KADZURA, Anesu Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-04-01 · resigned 2025-07-30
KING, Nicholas John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2005-02-12
ODDY, Denise Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2025-04-01
ODDY, William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1996-11-07 · resigned 2025-04-01
STYRKA, Michael Walter→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-11-07 · resigned 1997-11-24
WARD, Paul Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2005-06-27
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-23 · resigned 1996-11-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/07/1999 | 24/01/2012 |
Recent filings (106 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28