SOFT DRINKS DIRECT LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)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 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-673 | £44.8k |
| Current assets | £59.1k | £141.4k |
| Net assets | £-31.2k | £6.7k |
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
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs SOFT DRINKS DIRECT LIMITED
- 2020-02-21➕BLAIR, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-02-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Blair Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 21/02/2020 |
Miss Ashleigh Anne Blair Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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