EXETER GIN LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10586205 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-26
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 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.7y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2020-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2020-05-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2020-05-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  15. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-02-11
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    capital · SH02
  18. 2019-02-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  19. 2018-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Peak Cashflow Limited
  20. 2017-03-07
    ➖
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2017-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXETER GIN LTD
  22. 2017-01-26
    ➕
    SKERRATT, Karen Yvonne appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-26
    ➕
    SKERRATT, Michael David Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2017-01-26
    ➕
    TERRELL, Lyndsey Ellen appointed
    director
  25. 2017-01-26
    ➕
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Yvonne Skerratt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Hubb Group Ltdceased 05/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

1st Floor, Units 3 & 4 Cranmere Court Lustleigh Close
Matford Business Park
Exeter
Devon
EX2 8PW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SKERRATT, Karen Yvonne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-01-26
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Active
SKERRATT, Michael David Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-26
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Active
TERRELL, Lyndsey Ellen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-01-26
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Active
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-01-26 · resigned 2017-03-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/05/202028/05/2020
outstanding
Peak Cashflow
Peak Cashflow Limited
A registered charge—30/09/2018—
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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09