AUSTRINGER CIDER LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.5k | £-12.7k |
| Current assets | £7.8k | £3.9k |
| Cash | £3.5k | £3.4k |
| Debtors | £1.5k | — |
| Net assets | £-7.5k | £-12.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-26➕SAMUEL, Philip appointeddirector
- 2022-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AUSTRINGER CIDER LTD
- 2022-02-16➕SAMUEL, Bianca Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2022-02-16📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Bianca Elizabeth Samuel Individual · Welsh · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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