BRIGHTON SPIRITS COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive
08632159 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-31
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£14.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £14,918

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
£198k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£14.9k
Current assets£198.3k
Cash£18.3k
Debtors£135.6k
Net assets£14.9k

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.

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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 (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-01
    ➖
    DOBING, Eleanor Camfield resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK PLC
  10. 2022-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2022-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-04-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2021-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2021-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2020-09-22
    ➖
    RAY, Jonathan Cleeve resigned
    director
  24. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    DOBING, Eleanor Camfield appointed
    director
  25. 2019-10-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2018-03-13
    ➖
    LAMBE, Nigel Peter resigned
    director
  27. 2017-09-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
  28. 2017-07-28
    ➖
    CHESSHIRE, Helen Jane resigned
    director
  29. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    BARRY, Ian Eric appointed
    director
  30. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    CATON, Kathryn Melanie Keele appointed
    director
  31. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    CHESSHIRE, Helen Jane appointed
    director
  32. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    RAY, Jonathan Cleeve appointed
    director
  33. 2013-07-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHTON SPIRITS COMPANY LTD
  34. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    LAMBE, Nigel Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 12 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.)

Group structure

Brighton Gin Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Brighton Gin Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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BRIGHTON SPIRITS COMPANY LTD
This company · 08632159

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Kathy Caton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting14/03/2018
Dr Ian Barry
Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/02/2021
Brighton Gin Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/12/2020
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ian Barryceased 17/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Brighton Gin Limitedceased 17/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Brighton Gin Limitedceased 22/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest
  • Mr Nigel Peter Lambeceased 11/12/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Nigel Peter Lambeceased 13/03/2018· significant influence

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

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6 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
Incorporated2013-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

35a Vale Road Portslade
Brighton
East Sussex
BN41 1GD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BARRY, Ian Eric→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATON, Kathryn Melanie Keele→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHESSHIRE, Helen Jane→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned
DOBING, Eleanor Camfield→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2025-03-01
Resigned
LAMBE, Nigel Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-07-31 · resigned 2018-03-13
Resigned
RAY, Jonathan Cleeve→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2020-09-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK
Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK PLC
A registered charge1 property10/02/2023—
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
A registered charge—13/09/201709/10/2019
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Recent filings (73 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-20