BEATHBREWING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC523742 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-07
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £1,806
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,387 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£400
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£639£1k£2k£3k£3kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£6.4k£8.5k
Current assets£400£500
Net assets£1.8k£3.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-28
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BEATHBREWING LTD
  15. 2016-01-07
    MCGRATH, Ian Denis appointed
    director
  16. 2016-01-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Ian Denis Mcgrath
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-01-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

The Rectory
Foulford Road
Cowdenbeath
Fife
KY4 9AP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCGRATH, Ian Denis
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-01-07
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22