GUSTMAIN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01099543 · ltd · incorporated 1973-03-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£156.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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 £156,861

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£157k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£311
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£63k£94k£125k£157kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£156.9k£156.9k
Current assets£311£311
Net assets£156.9k£156.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2023-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-08-18
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    LEWIS, Jeremy John Cayley appointed
    director
  6. 2023-08-18
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    COOMBS, Charles Edward Hardy resigned
    director
  7. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-12-03
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    LEWIS, Philip John resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-01
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    JENKINS, Tracey resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-03-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2018-08-01
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    JENKINS, Tracey appointed
    secretary
  20. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-01-26
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    LEWIS, John Trevor resigned
    director
  22. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    TINNUCHE, Nicola Gayle resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-10-16
    ➖
    COOMBS, Barbara Maisie resigned
    director
  24. 2007-08-01
    ➖
    LEWIS, Philip John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    TINNUCHE, Nicola Gayle appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-07-21
    ➕
    COOMBS, Charles Edward Hardy appointed
    director
  27. 2004-07-21
    ➕
    LEWIS, Philip John appointed
    director
  28. 2004-02-23
    ➖
    WAITE, Joan Mary resigned
    director
  29. 1999-07-15
    ➖
    FOLEY, Brian John Nicholas, Major resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-07-14
    ➕
    LEWIS, Philip John appointed
    secretary
  31. 1973-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GUSTMAIN LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LEWIS, Jeremy John Cayley (same surname) appointed 2023-08-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Beryn Charles Martyn Lewis
Individual
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip John Lewisceased 13/12/2021· significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated1973-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

C/O The Felinfoel Brewery Co Ltd
Farmers Row, Felinfoel,
Llanelli
Dyfed South Wales
SA14 8LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

LEWIS, Beryn Charles Martin→
director · ~68y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Jeremy John Cayley→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOLEY, Brian John Nicholas, Major→
secretary · resigned 1999-07-15
Resigned
JENKINS, Tracey→
secretary · appointed 2018-08-01 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
LEWIS, Philip John→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-14 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
TINNUCHE, Nicola Gayle→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
COOMBS, Barbara Maisie→
director · ~108y · resigned 2009-10-16
Resigned
COOMBS, Charles Edward Hardy→
director · ~50y · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2023-08-18
Resigned
LEWIS, John Trevor→
director · ~99y · resigned 2014-01-26
Resigned
LEWIS, Philip John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2021-12-03
Resigned
WAITE, Joan Mary→
director · ~103y · resigned 2004-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03