DRIFTWOOD GIN LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14837114 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-01
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 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.
🔒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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DRIFTWOOD GIN LTD
- 2023-05-01➕CHAPMAN, Sara Louise appointedsecretary
- 2023-05-01➕CHAPMAN, Lewis Cameron appointeddirector
- 2023-05-01➕CHAPMAN, Lia Beth appointeddirector
- 2023-05-01➕CHAPMAN, Ross William appointeddirector
- 2023-05-01➕CHAPMAN, Sara Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-05-01➕LIGHTBOWN, Kevin Brian appointeddirector
- 2023-05-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +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
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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Mr Ross William Chapman Individual · British · DOB 03/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/05/2023 |
Mr Kevin Brian Lightbown Individual · British · DOB 06/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/05/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
7 Field Close
Littlethorpe
Leicester
LE19 2JY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Sara Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-05-01
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CHAPMAN, Lewis Cameron→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-05-01
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CHAPMAN, Lia Beth→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2023-05-01
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CHAPMAN, Ross William→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-05-01
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CHAPMAN, Sara Louise→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-05-01
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LIGHTBOWN, Kevin Brian→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-05-01
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-01