MOMA CELLAR LIMITED

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14261827 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-28

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£4.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11030

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

11050Manufacture of beer

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,736

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

↑ 178% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

↑ 8.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£24.9k	£23.7k
Current assets	£23.4k	£21.6k
Net assets	£4.7k	£1.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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accounts · AA
2025-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-28
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Company incorporated
As MOMA CELLAR LIMITED
2022-07-28
➕
MORALES MAILLO, Adrian appointed
director
2022-07-28
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Morales Maillo Individual · Spanish · DOB 06/1990 · age 36	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	28/07/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Food & drink · NP postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
APPLIED NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH LTD→ 06511740 · est 2008	£7.57M £5.58M–£9.56M	—	—	96	18y	79	55y
EURO FOODS GROUP LIMITED→ 03028250 · est 1995	£2.97M £2.19M–£3.75M	—	—	362	31y	85	61y
B SIDOLI & SONS LIMITED→ 00768047 · est 1963	—	—	—	20	63y	82	72y
CLIVE'S BAKERY LIMITED→ 04702548 · est 2003	—	—	£602	—	23y	82	85y
SHODA SAUCES EUROPE COMPANY LIMITED→ 02646875 · est 1991	—	—	£3.67M	—	34y	82	67y
COUNTRY TASTES LIMITED→ 01611745 · est 1982	—	—	£314.4k	—	44y	80	76y
HELEN'S HOMEBAKES LIMITED→ 04695950 · est 2003	—	—	£11	—	23y	80	60y
ON POINT BREW COMPANY LIMITED→ 06795650 · est 2009	—	—	—	2	17y	80	80y
RHYDIMOOR FARMS LIMITED→ 08222560 · est 2012	—	—	£500.1k	—	13y	80	65y
CLAM'S HANDMADE CAKES LIMITED→ 09454279 · est 2015	—	—	—	2500	11y	79	76y
DOUGLAS WILLIS LIMITED→ 05638730 · est 2005	—	—	£1.90M	—	20y	79	80y
SLAINTE HIGHLAND SPIRITS LIMITED→ 09994788 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC11030 — SIC 11030

Registered office

24 Bretherton Way

Llantilio Pertholey

Abergavenny

NP7 6PR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-10

Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MORALES MAILLO, Adrian→

director · ~36y · appointed 2022-07-28

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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-08-05

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-07-28