BIG FISH BREWING COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC538056 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-15
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees00

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
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG FISH BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
  12. 2016-06-15
    STOCKTON, Alexander Frederick William appointed
    director
  13. 2016-06-15
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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

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 Alexander Frederick William Stockton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares01/05/2017

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
Incorporated2016-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

45 Glenury Crescent
Stonehaven
AB39 3LF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STOCKTON, Alexander Frederick William
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-06-15
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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17