BANCROFT WINES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03829460 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-20
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
£14.23M
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 25.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (4 active, 31 linked, 26 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
193 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14.23M | £15.62M |
| Gross profit | £2.70M | £3.07M |
| Operating profit | £189.6k | £239.9k |
| Profit before tax | — | £97.5k |
| Average employees | 3400 | 3600 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 capital
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-06➖SCHENDEL, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕SNOXELL, James Anthony appointeddirector
- 2026-02-19➖GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-01-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-01-17📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2026-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-31➖JOHNSON, Simon Christopher resigneddirector
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-06➕SCHENDEL, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-31➖WORSLEY, Jonathan David resigneddirector
- 2024-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01➕WALKER, Joanne Mhari appointeddirector
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-23🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-09-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-12🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-05-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2022-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-01➕CARRINGTON, Damian Edward Colin appointeddirector
- 2021-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-12-16➖DAVIS, Barnaby Simon resigneddirector
- 2018-09-17➖HARPER, Susan Joy resigneddirector
- 2018-06-04➕DAVIS, Barnaby Simon appointeddirector
- 2018-01-25➕WORSLEY, Jonathan David appointeddirector
- 2017-11-02➖MCANDREW, Neil resigneddirector
- 2016-12-12➕HARPER, Susan Joy appointeddirector
- 2016-02-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-02-11➖DE HAAN, Carlos Roman resigneddirector
- 2015-03-27➖BUSBY, Jason Mark resigneddirector
- 2015-03-27➖GUSIC, Nebojsa resigneddirector
- 2013-11-28➕GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2013-11-28➖LAVERY, Andrew Charles resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-28➖LAVERY, Andrew Charles resigneddirector
- 2012-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-02-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Showing most recent 50 of 91 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne resigned 2026-02-19; JOHNSON, Simon Christopher resigned 2025-12-31; SCHENDEL, Anthony resigned 2026-05-06
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Charles De Haan Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated1999-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
108 Metal Box Factory 30 Great Guildford Street
London
SE1 0HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (4 active · 27 resigned)
CARRINGTON, Damian Edward Colin→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DE HAAN, Peter Charles→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1999-10-31
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SNOXELL, James Anthony→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2026-04-01
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WALKER, Joanne Mhari→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-01
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GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-11-28 · resigned 2026-02-19
LAVERY, Andrew Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2013-11-28
RANDALL, John David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-31 · resigned 2002-08-02
E P S SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-20 · resigned 1999-10-31
BOWEN, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2002-10-31
BUSBY, Jason Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2015-03-27
CORBETT, Jaspar John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2002-11-14
DAVIS, Barnaby Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-06-04 · resigned 2019-12-16
DE HAAN, Carlos Roman→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-09-21 · resigned 2016-02-11
GERMAN, Piers→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2009-12-31
GUSIC, Nebojsa→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2015-03-27
HARPER, Susan Joy→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2018-09-17
HEYWOOD-LONSDALE, Tom→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2003-11-12
HONORERZ, Christian Pierre→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 2003-11-27
JOHNSON, Simon Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-09-20 · resigned 2025-12-31
LAVERY, Andrew Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2013-11-28
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/09/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 23/05/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2016 | 23/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 09/02/2011 | 01/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Peter De Haan | Debenture | 1 property | 12/12/2005 | 25/01/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 05/02/2001 | 20/07/2012 |
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Recent filings (193 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-01-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-01-30
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10