UPLIFTING SPIRITS LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 1900 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
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- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Tennent's NI Limited
- 2022-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Diageo Northern Ireland Limited
- 2022-05-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-01➖PATTERSON, Philip George resigneddirector
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Diageo Northern Ireland Limited
- 2021-08-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-03➕PATTERSON, Sarah Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs UPLIFTING SPIRITS LTD
- 2020-05-26➕PATTERSON, Philip George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Patterson Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 25–50% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 26/05/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Philip George Pattersonceased 03/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Tennent's NI Tennent's NI Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 02/12/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Diageo Northern Ireland Diageo Northern Ireland Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/06/2022 | 12/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Diageo Northern Ireland Diageo Northern Ireland Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/09/2021 | 12/12/2022 |