GENIUS BREWING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC539790 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-07

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 Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of beer

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Average employees	200	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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NICKOLS, Anthony appointed
director
2025-11-25
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CLARKE, Jason Paul Sansom resigned
director
2025-11-25
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CRAIG, Charles Thomas Garrioch resigned
director
2025-11-25
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2017-08-07
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CLARKE, Jason Paul Sansom appointed
director
2016-07-07
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Company incorporated
As GENIUS BREWING LIMITED
2016-07-07
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CRAIG, Charles Thomas Garrioch appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CLARKE, Jason Paul Sansom resigned 2025-11-25; CRAIG, Charles Thomas Garrioch resigned 2025-11-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Nickols Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	25/11/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Jason Paul Sansom Clarkeceased 25/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Charles Thomas Garrioch Craigceased 25/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2016-07-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Third Floor, Hill St

Hill Street

Edinburgh

EH2 3JP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-20

Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

NICKOLS, Anthony→

director · ~63y · appointed 2025-11-25

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Active

CLARKE, Jason Paul Sansom→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-08-07 · resigned 2025-11-25

Resigned

CRAIG, Charles Thomas Garrioch→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-07-07 · resigned 2025-11-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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2025-11-25

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2025-11-25

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2025-11-25

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address · AD01

2025-11-25

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2025-07-07

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accounts · AA

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2024-07-17

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accounts · AA

2024-04-16

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capital · SH01

2023-11-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-18

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capital · SH01

2023-09-12

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accounts · AA

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