IFORD CIDER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09822587 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-13
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-314.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11030
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £314,881
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£315k
Current Assets
£180k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-181.4k |
| Current assets | £180.4k |
| Net assets | £-314.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-12📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-01➕CARTWRIGHT-HIGNETT, William Fairfax appointeddirector
- 2023-07-01➕GANGSTED, Hans Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-20➖CARTWRIGHT-HIGNETT, William Fairfax resigneddirector
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-11➖CARTWRIGHT-HIGNETT, Marianne Lucy resigneddirector
- 2017-11-13➕CARTWRIGHT-HIGNETT, Marianne Lucy appointeddirector
- 2016-09-27➕CARTWRIGHT-HIGNETT, William Fairfax appointeddirector
- 2015-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs IFORD CIDER LIMITED
- 2015-10-13➕ABBOTT, Joe Marley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hans Peter Gangsted Individual · Danish · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/05/2023 |
Joe Marley Abbott Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William Fairfax Cartwright-Hignettceased 12/05/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11030 — SIC 11030
Registered office
Iford Manor
Iford
Bradford-On-Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 2BA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
ABBOTT, Joe Marley→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2015-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARTWRIGHT-HIGNETT, William Fairfax→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GANGSTED, Hans Peter→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARTWRIGHT-HIGNETT, Marianne Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-11-13 · resigned 2021-05-11
CARTWRIGHT-HIGNETT, William Fairfax→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-09-27 · resigned 2022-06-20
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-12
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-07