ALEWORKS BREWING COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
13348342 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£22.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,581

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£23k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 616% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£22.6k£10.9k
Current assets£3.2k£441
Net assets£22.6k£12.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-04-20
    MOORE, Toby William resigned
    director
  8. 2021-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEWORKS BREWING COMPANY LTD
  9. 2021-04-21
    BROOKER, Liam Kyle appointed
    director
  10. 2021-04-21
    MOORE, Toby William appointed
    director
  11. 2021-04-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Liam Kyle Brooker
Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

The Mill House Mill Lane
Ashington
Pulborough
RH20 3BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-04
Last: 2025-04-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROOKER, Liam Kyle
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-04-21
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Active
MOORE, Toby William
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-04-21 · resigned 2022-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-21