FRONTIER DISTILLERY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14119772 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-20
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 May 2026
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
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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 | 2026-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs FRONTIER DISTILLERY LTD
- 2022-05-20➕ROGERS, Simon appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-20➕ROGERS, Donna appointeddirector
- 2022-05-20➕ROGERS, Simon appointeddirector
- 2022-05-20📄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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Rogers Individual · English · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/05/2022 |
Mrs Donna Rogers Individual · Australian · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/05/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
The Metal Yard
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9NX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ROGERS, Donna→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROGERS, Simon→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-20