71 BREWING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC509679 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£272.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 6.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (11 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £272,186
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£38k
Net Worth
£272k
Current Assets
£827k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £593.1k |
| Current assets | £827.4k |
| Cash | £37.7k |
| Debtors | £474.7k |
| Net assets | £272.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-24➕BURROUGH, Nathan Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-08-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-21➕KNOWLES, Karen Margaret appointeddirector
- 2025-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-06-16➕EWAN, Martin appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-01-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
- 2024-11-09📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-11-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-05➕MORRIS, Benjamin Edwin appointeddirector
- 2022-12-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Satago Financial Solutions LTD
- 2022-11-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Scottish Enterprise
- 2022-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-03-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2019-11-20➕MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointedsecretary
- 2019-11-20➖HM SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-06-19➕CLARK, Fergus Sydney appointeddirector
- 2019-03-31➖FOWLESTONE, Mark Garry resigneddirector
- 2018-11-21➕MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointeddirector
- 2018-11-21➕NELMS, John Wesley appointeddirector
- 2017-12-14➕WARNOCK, Alan Ian appointeddirector
- 2016-09-09➕FOWLESTONE, Mark Garry appointeddirector
- 2016-05-20➕HM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 71 BREWING LIMITED
- 2015-06-30➕ALEXANDER, Duncan George appointeddirector
- 2015-06-30➕GRIFFITHS, Mark John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
36-40 Bellfield Street
Dundee
DD1 5HZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (11 active · 2 resigned)
Active
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-11-20
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ALEXANDER, Duncan George→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-06-30
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BURROUGH, Nathan Paul→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2026-03-24
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CLARK, Fergus Sydney→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-19
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GRIFFITHS, Mark John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-06-30
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KNOWLES, Karen Margaret→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-08-21
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MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-11-21
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MORRIS, Benjamin Edwin→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-06-05
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NELMS, John Wesley→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-11-21
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WARNOCK, Alan Ian→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-12-14
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HM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-05-20 · resigned 2019-11-20
FOWLESTONE, Mark Garry→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-09-09 · resigned 2019-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Scotland Limited | A registered charge | — | 11/11/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Satago Financial Solutions Satago Financial Solutions LTD | A registered charge | — | 08/12/2022 | 05/11/2024 | |
| outstanding | Scottish Enterprise | A registered charge | — | 11/11/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 02/03/2020 | 26/10/2022 |
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Recent filings (79 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07