CEDAR PACKAGING DRINKS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12259583 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17219
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 1.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
20 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-25➕MANSER, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25➕MARTIN, Colan Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CEDAR PACKAGING DRINKS LIMITED
- 2019-10-14➕BURTON, Christopher Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-10-14➕MANSER, Michelle Karen appointeddirector
- 2019-10-14➕MANSER, Thomas Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-10-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Anthony Manser Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/10/2019 |
Mrs Michelle Karen Manser Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/10/2019 |
Mr Christopher Michael Burton Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17219 — SIC 17219
Registered office
Unit 3, Triton Centre Premier Way
Abbey Park Industrial Estate
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 9DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BURTON, Christopher Michael→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-10-14
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MANSER, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-09-25
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MANSER, Michelle Karen→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-10-14
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MANSER, Thomas Anthony→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-14
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MARTIN, Colan Paul→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-09-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/05/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27