CHILTERN DISTILLERS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13659307 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CHILTERN DISTILLERS LIMITED
- 2021-10-04➕GUIDUCCI, Aldo Edwin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-10-04➕GUIDUCCI, Sara Elisabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-10-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Aldo Edwin Guiducci Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/10/2021 |
Mrs Sara Elisabeth Guiducci Individual · Dutch · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BESPOKE BAKES OF MORTIMER LTD→ 13124934 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOND BREWS LTD→ 09638800 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BRAZILIAN STREET FOOD LIMITED→ 14855615 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BREACH FARM BREWING LTD→ 12545435 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BREW CREW COFFEE LIMITED→ 13393765 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CAMBER SPIRITS LIMITED→ 14127213 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CB PATCH LTD→ 16059397 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CH SQUARE LTD→ 15916910 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHAOS AND CAKES LTD→ 14860701 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
24 Whitehouse Road
Woodcote
Reading
RG8 0SA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GUIDUCCI, Aldo Edwin, Dr→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUIDUCCI, Sara Elisabeth→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (11 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-04