C J MIDDLETON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC212646 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£558.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £557,995
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£463k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Net Worth
£558k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£683k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£141k£283k£424k£566k£707kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£747.7k£762.3k
Current assets£682.9k£707.3k
Cash£463.0k£483.7k
Debtors£90.1k£84.5k
Net assets£558.0k£556.3k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-29
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-05-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-04-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-04-16
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-04-03
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    MIDDLETON, Craig appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-03
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Jennifer Cranston appointed
    director
  19. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-06-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  21. 2000-11-10
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    MIDDLETON, Jennifer Cranston appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-11-10
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Jonathan Maclaren appointed
    director
  23. 2000-11-10
    ➖
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-11-10
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    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2000-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As C J MIDDLETON LIMITED
  26. 2000-11-08
    ➕
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-11-08
    ➕
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MIDDLETON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Jennifer Cranston Middleton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/03/2019
Mr Jonathan Maclaren Middleton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/11/2016

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
Incorporated2000-11-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Cromarty Brewing Co Canon Street
Davidston
Cromarty
IV11 8XD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

MIDDLETON, Jennifer Cranston→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-10
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Active
MIDDLETON, Craig→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-04-03
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Active
MIDDLETON, Jennifer Cranston→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MIDDLETON, Jonathan Maclaren→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-11-10
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Active
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-08 · resigned 2000-11-10
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-08 · resigned 2000-11-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property03/06/201126/05/2021

Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19