C02 DRINKS LTD
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.7k | £20.7k |
| Current assets | £161.2k | £125.8k |
| Cash | £8.8k | £12.7k |
| Debtors | £150.0k | £110.7k |
| Net assets | £34.1k | £17.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-05-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs C02 DRINKS LTD
- 2010-10-07➕SMADJA, Serge appointedsecretary
- 2010-10-07➕SMADJA, Serge Noel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Langhedge Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Langhedge Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 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.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/05/2011 | — |