Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider LTD
ActiveLiveGwynt Y Ddraig Cider LTD is an active private limited company incorporated on 22 Jun 2004 (22 years ago), with its registered office in Pontypridd, Wales. The company operates in Manufacturing.
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A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider LTD's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-06-30. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-06-30). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in Wales, in a market growing 1.8% a year and tracking below the national rate here. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 31 Mar 2027; the last set was made up to 30 Jun 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Wales.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Wales is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 11,422 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.6%).
- 3Around 608 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Wild Limited 11511846 · SIC 11010 | 10 Aug 2018 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Drews Cider Company LTD 12204140 · SIC 11030 | 12 Sept 2019 | Wales | Active | 95 |
| Axeljack Brewery Limited 14861286 · SIC 11030 | 11 May 2023 | Wales | Active | 74 |
| Mad Badger Brewery Limited 14857730 · SIC 01240 | 09 May 2023 | Wales | Active | 74 |
| Old Chads Orchard LTD 09093644 · SIC 01240 | 19 Jun 2014 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Wye Valley Meadery LTD 10962062 · SIC 11030 | 14 Sept 2017 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Seidr Pisgah Chi Cyf 13093562 · SIC 11030 | 21 Dec 2020 | Wales | Active | 88 |
| Coombe Down Orchards Limited 12136127 · SIC 11030 | 02 Aug 2019 | South West | Active | 96 |
| Ayrshire Riviera Cider LTD SC683636 · SIC 11030 | 14 Dec 2020 | Scotland | Active | 88 |
| Bath Ciders Limited 06657578 · SIC 11030 | 28 Jul 2008 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Thomas Hardy Burtonwood Limited 03596292 · SIC 11030 | 10 Jul 1998 | North West | Active | 100 |
| The Wessex Wild Plum Company Limited 07555211 · SIC 11030 | 08 Mar 2011 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Intrepid Spirits UK Limited 09049897 · SIC 11030 | 21 May 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Loosey Goosey LTD 14144001 · SIC 11010 | 31 May 2022 | London | Active | 80 |
| North Coast Cider Company Limited 08710743 · SIC 11030 | 30 Sept 2013 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Hoar Cross Cider LTD 09478794 · SIC 01240 | 09 Mar 2015 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Thatchers Cider Company Limited 00550634 · SIC 11030 | 13 Jun 1955 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Sibling Winery Limited 11577841 · SIC 01270 | 19 Sept 2018 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Clays Farm Vintage Cider LTD 14142499 · SIC 11030 | 30 May 2022 | South West | Active | 80 |
| Gospel Green Cyder Company Limited 10350726 · SIC 11030 | 30 Aug 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| H.Mount & Sons Limited 00423293 · SIC 01110 | 08 Nov 1946 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Cranes Drink LTD 08637309 · SIC 11030 | 05 Aug 2013 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Torre Cider Co LTD 09692785 · SIC 11030 | 20 Jul 2015 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Chalice Mead Limited 09758941 · SIC 11030 | 02 Sept 2015 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control14 Sept 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date31 Jul 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates09 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full06 Nov 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates16 Jul 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full27 Mar 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Jun 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full25 Oct 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates28 Jun 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full31 Jan 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider LTD
- Number
- 05159926
- Registered office
- Llest Farmhouse, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, CF38 2PW
- Incorporated
- 22 Jun 2004
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 11030 — Manufacture of beverages
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Wales · Wales
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Mar 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 23 Jun 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 27 Mar 2015
- Registered
- 09 Apr 2015
- Persons entitled
- Finance Wales Investments (6) LTD
- Created
- 19 Feb 2015
- Registered
- 27 Feb 2015
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
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