JELLY DROPS (U.K.) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13259977 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-11
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£83.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46360Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £83,336
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£145k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Net Worth
£83k
↑ 341% YoY
Current Assets
£421k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £83.3k | £18.9k |
| Current assets | £421.4k | £244.7k |
| Cash | £144.8k | £148.1k |
| Debtors | £76.2k | £37.8k |
| Net assets | £83.3k | £18.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-23➖HOOTON, Nicholas Dorset resigneddirector
- 2022-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24➕TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-03-24📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-05➕JOSEPH, Steven Falcon appointeddirector
- 2021-08-05➕PARSONS, Michael Dennis appointeddirector
- 2021-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs JELLY DROPS (U.K.) LTD
- 2021-03-11➕ARNOLD, Claudia appointeddirector
- 2021-03-11➕HORNBY, Lewis Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-03-11➕HOOTON, Nicholas Dorset appointeddirector
- 2021-03-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Jelly Drops Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Jelly Drops Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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JELLY DROPS (U.K.) LTD
This company · 13259977
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jelly Drops Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/03/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Cambridge House
16 High Street
Saffron Walden
CB10 1AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOLD, Claudia→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-03-11
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HORNBY, Lewis Michael→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2021-03-11
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JOSEPH, Steven Falcon→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-08-05
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PARSONS, Michael Dennis→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2021-08-05
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HOOTON, Nicholas Dorset→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-03-11 · resigned 2022-05-23
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-27