CAMBRIDGE DISTILLERY LTD
🌳Matureactive
07688037 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-30
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 23 | 2400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-18➖GREEN, Hannah Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-05-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-09➖REEVES, Kai John resigneddirector
- 2024-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-11➕GREEN, Hannah Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-11➕REEVES, Kai John appointeddirector
- 2022-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMBRIDGE DISTILLERY LTD
- 2011-06-30➕LOWE, Lucy Nadine appointeddirector
- 2011-06-30➕LOWE, William John appointeddirector
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr William John Lowe Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
Ms Lucy Nadine Lowe Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Diageo Dv Limitedceased 25/04/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHANGEL BREWING LTD.→ 08948690 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CAKES BY LEXI LTD→ 14474622 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CALVERLEY'S BREWERY LTD→ 08495962 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE CAKES LTD→ 16229807 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE DELIVERIES LIMITED→ 13819242 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE SAUCE LTD→ 12663981 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CASTLE HILL MEATS LIMITED→ 03867876 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CATTANI LIMITED→ 15105517 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| COFFEE WORLD (UK) LTD→ 08879208 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CRAFTY PINTS LIMITED→ 12330265 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| DANISCO (UK) LIMITED→ 02271469 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| DASHERB LTD→ 14751220 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
Cambridge Distillery 20 High Street
Grantchester
Cambridge
CB3 9NF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
LOWE, Lucy Nadine→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2011-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOWE, William John→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEN, Hannah Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-08-11 · resigned 2025-11-18
REEVES, Kai John→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-08-11 · resigned 2024-04-09
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Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-13
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14