BORN TO RUM LTD

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15854302 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£81.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (74/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £81,245

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£81k
Current Assets
£87k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£81.2k
Current assets£87.4k
Net assets£81.2k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2024-09-10
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2024-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BORN TO RUM LTD
  5. 2024-07-23
    CRISP, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  6. 2024-07-23
    CRISP, Richard Jonathon appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-23
    ROOK, James Jonathan Ralph appointed
    director
  8. 2024-07-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CRISP, Benjamin James (same surname) appointed 2024-07-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Jonathan Ralph Rook
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/07/2024
Mr Benjamin James Crisp
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/07/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Towlers Court
30a Elm Hill
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CRISP, Benjamin James
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-07-23
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Active
CRISP, Richard Jonathon
director · ~72y · appointed 2024-07-23
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Active
ROOK, James Jonathan Ralph
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-23
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-23