STILL SPIRIT LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £52.9k | £71.1k |
| Net assets | £253.9k | £245.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-02-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-08-19📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-08-19📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs STILL SPIRIT LTD
- 2016-01-12➕MILNE, Craig Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2016-01-12➕MILNE, Daniel Denis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Copper Cask Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Copper Cask Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/08/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Craig Alexander James Milneceased 13/08/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Daniel Denis Milneceased 13/08/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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