DANIEL THWAITES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
00051702 · plc · incorporated 1897-03-17
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and structurally messy structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 16 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 49.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
33 officers (7 active, 33 linked, 30 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
256 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 capital
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 8 capital
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-21📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-03-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-02-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-01-29📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-12-31➖STOTHERT, Richard Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-12-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-12-10🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2025-12-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-12-08🔒Charge registered #17Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-09-12📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-09-11📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-09-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-08-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-06📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-08-05📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕GEORGEL, Kevin Roger appointeddirector
- 2025-04-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-04-01➕KIRKHAM, Jayne Louise appointedsecretary
- 2025-04-01➖WOODWARD, Susan Irene resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2023-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2023-03-22🔒Charge registered #16Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-11-01➕MCKINLEY, Roseanna Cicely Lucretia appointeddirector
- 2022-11-01➖YERBURGH, Oscar Guy Hamlyn resigneddirector
- 2020-12-22🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2020-12-22🔒Charge registered #14Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-12-22🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
- 2019-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2019-09-20🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Kingswood Homes (Forton) Limited
- 2019-06-01➕FISHER, Mark Peter Edmund appointeddirector
- 2019-03-31➖MACKENZIE, Nicholas Stephen resigneddirector
- 2019-01-01➕STOTHERT, Richard Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-12-31➖BARNES, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2016-11-01➕MACKENZIE, Nicholas Stephen appointeddirector
- 2016-06-01➖YERBURGH, Arabella Mary Rosalind resigneddirector
- 2016-06-01➕YERBURGH, Oscar Guy Hamlyn appointeddirector
- 2015-10-20➖BODDY, Peter Ashley resigneddirector
- 2014-06-02➕BARNES, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2013-04-03➖THOMPSON, Rupert Geoffrey Ryland resigneddirector
- 2011-12-17🔓Charge satisfied #11
Showing most recent 50 of 96 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
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Jmay Trustees No. 2 Limited
Corporate parent
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Jmay Trustees No. 1 Limited
Corporate parent
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DANIEL THWAITES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
This company · 00051702
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jmay Trustees No. 2 Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 13/08/2018 |
Jmay Trustees No. 1 Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 13/08/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Anthony John Baileyceased 08/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Hugh Montieth Maclarenceased 08/05/2018· 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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Active · Food & drink · BB postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACK ECKE LTD.→ 11150887 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BB18 BREWING CO LTD→ 12305369 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BD WHALLEY LTD→ 15526994 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BE CHOCOLATE AND PATISSERIE LTD→ 11938990 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BENTLEY'S YORKSHIRE BREWERIES (1828) LIMITED→ 08914145 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BERTWISTLES (BAKERS) LIMITED→ 00859279 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| BLUE CHERRY COFFEE COMPANY LTD→ 15262359 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CALYX DRINKS LTD→ 09633888 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CEREAL BAKERY LTD→ 13313180 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CHOCLEYS LIMITED→ 10735793 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CITROSOFT DRINKS LIMITED→ 02200743 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| CLUSTER CLUB LTD→ 13806036 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1897-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Myerscough Road
Mellor Brook
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 7LB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (7 active · 26 resigned)
KIRKHAM, Jayne Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-04-01
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BAILEY, Richard Anthony John, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2002-11-06
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FISHER, Mark Peter Edmund→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-06-01
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GEORGEL, Kevin Roger→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-01
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MCKINLEY, Roseanna Cicely Lucretia→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-11-01
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WOOD, Kevin David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-25
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Active
PICKUP, Winston→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2004-12-01
WOODWARD, Susan Irene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2025-04-01
BAKER, Paul Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2008-12-31
BARNES, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2018-12-31
BENSON, David Holford→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1998-10-29 · resigned 2006-08-03
BODDY, Peter Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-10-04 · resigned 2015-10-20
COLLIER, Robert Bryan→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2001-12-14 · resigned 2007-06-01
DEAN, James Fitzroy→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2000-01-27 · resigned 2010-09-23
HARKNESS, Ian Alexander Mackay→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2007-06-01
HICKMAN, Brian Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-05-13 · resigned 2007-10-18
KAY, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2001-08-02
LOWE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2009-08-31
MACKENZIE, Nicholas Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-11-01 · resigned 2019-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
14
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/03/2023 | 10/12/2025 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2020 | 13/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2020 | 23/05/2023 | |
| satisfied | Kingswood Homes (Forton) Kingswood Homes (Forton) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/09/2019 | 25/09/2019 | |
| satisfied | Daniel Thwaites Daniel Thwaites PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/10/2010 | 17/12/2011 | |
| outstanding | Prudential Annuities Prudential Annuities Limited | Supplemental floating charge | 1 property | 16/12/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Prudential Annuities Prudential Annuities Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 15/12/1999 | — | |
| satisfied | Pubco Pubco PLC | Trust deed | 1 property | 29/07/1991 | 25/09/2007 | |
| satisfied | Derek Webster / Jeremy Tobin / John David Kay / Wyatt Martin / Nuttal Gillibrand / Richard Martin | Deed | 1 property | 01/10/1985 | 29/01/2003 | |
| satisfied | John David Kay / Derek Webster / Jeremy Tobin Wyatt Martin / Richard Martin Nuttal Gillibrand | Deed | 1 property | 08/03/1985 | 29/01/2003 | |
| satisfied | Jeremy Tobin Wyatt Martin / Derek Webster / Richard Martin Nuttal Gillibrand / John David Kay | Deed | 1 property | 22/01/1985 | 29/01/2003 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/04/1977 | 14/09/1999 |
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Recent filings (256 total)
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-05-12
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-21
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-03-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-03-03
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-02-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-12-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-12-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-09-12
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-09-11
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-09-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-08-27