LILLEY'S CIDER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04759960 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-12

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11030

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46342SIC 46342

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

10 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	58	55

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 mortgage
• 1 accounts
• 1 miscellaneous

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-20
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replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-19
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-19
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Charge satisfied #10
2026-03-19
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Charge satisfied #9
2026-03-19
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Charge satisfied #8
2026-03-19
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Charge satisfied #6
2025-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-15
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officers · CH01
2022-11-15
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officers · CH01
2022-08-26
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officers · CH01
2022-08-26
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officers · CH01
2022-08-26
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-09-24
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-09-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-09-16
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Charge registered #10
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2019-09-16
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Charge registered #9
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2019-09-16
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Charge registered #8
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2019-09-16
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2019-07-29
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2018-11-20
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2017-08-17
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-08-31
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-07-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2009-01-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2007-07-01
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LILLEY, Marc appointed
director
2003-05-12
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Company incorporated
As LILLEY'S CIDER LIMITED
2003-05-12
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LILLEY, Marc appointed
secretary
2003-05-12
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LILLEY, Christopher Stanley Alfred appointed
director
2003-05-12
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-05-12
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LILLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

medium

Multiple 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
Christopher Stanley Alfred Lilley Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/05/2017
Mr Marc Lilley Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-05-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC11030 — SIC 11030

Registered office

Roewood Farm Bunns Lane

West Woodlands

Frome

BA11 5ES

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LILLEY, Marc→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-12

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Active

LILLEY, Christopher Stanley Alfred→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-05-12

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Active

LILLEY, Marc→

director · ~46y · appointed 2007-07-01

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Active

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-12 · resigned 2003-05-12

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/09/2019	19/03/2026
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/09/2019	19/03/2026
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/09/2019	19/03/2026
outstanding	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD	A registered charge	—	16/09/2019	—
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	29/07/2019	19/03/2026
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	20/11/2018	24/09/2019
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	17/08/2017	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	31/08/2016	24/09/2019
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	08/07/2016	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	13/01/2009	24/09/2019

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-25

legacy

miscellaneous · RP01PSC01

2026-03-20

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP01CS01

2026-03-20

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mortgage · MR04

2026-03-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-03-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-03-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-03-19

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-19

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-08

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2023-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-11-15