DRINK NATURAL LIMITED

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07777633 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£124.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10320
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46341SIC 46341
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £124,866
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,027 YoY
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£99k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Net Worth
£125k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£429k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£86k£171k£257k£343k£429kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£124.9k£162.2k
Current assets£428.6k£389.6k
Cash£99.0k£103.8k
Debtors£188.2k£157.8k
Net assets£124.9k£154.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-03-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
  17. 2011-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As DRINK NATURAL LIMITED
  18. 2011-09-19
    ➕
    HODGSON, John appointed
    director
  19. 2011-09-19
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-09-19
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-09-19
    ➕
    COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur appointed
    director
  22. 2011-09-19
    ➖
    COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Hodgson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/09/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10320 — SIC 10320

Registered office

Archways Spartan Road
Low Moor
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD12 0RY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HODGSON, John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-09-19
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Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-19 · resigned 2011-09-19
Resigned
COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-09-19 · resigned 2011-09-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Sme Invoice Finance
Sme Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property07/03/201323/04/2021

Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06