BLOODY DRINKS LIMITED
- 46342SIC 46342
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.9y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £174.0k | £190.1k |
| Current assets | £166.5k | £175.3k |
| Net assets | £-53.5k | £-46.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-24📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-08-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bloom Services Capital LTD
- 2023-05-30📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BLOODY DRINKS LIMITED
- 2017-12-05➕BEST, William Trevorian Stuart appointeddirector
- 2017-12-05➕FARNHAM, Henry Robert Spencer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Henry Robert Spencer Farnham Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/12/2017 |
Mr William Trevorian Stuart Best Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bloom Services Capital Bloom Services Capital LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/08/2023 | 03/12/2024 |