SPARK DISTILLERY LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs SPARK DISTILLERY LTD
- 2021-02-02➕CRANE, Jonathan David appointeddirector
- 2021-02-02➕CRANE, Matthew Bennett appointeddirector
- 2021-02-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 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 Jonathan David Crane Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2021 |
Mr Matthew Bennett Crane Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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