ARUNDEL BREWERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02765832 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-19
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees400600

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-18
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    OWEN, Jeremy resigned
    director
  10. 2019-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-23
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2017-11-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-12-12
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    WALKER, Stuart Daniel appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-12-12
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    WALKER, Neil Matthew resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-12-12
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    WALKER, Neil Matthew resigned
    director
  20. 2015-07-15
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    WALKER, Stuart Daniel appointed
    director
  21. 2013-01-29
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    HARVEY, Derek John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    WALKER, Neil Matthew appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-01-29
    ➖
    HARVEY, Derek John resigned
    director
  24. 2013-01-29
    ➖
    PARKER, Caroline Penelope resigned
    director
  25. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    WALKER, Neil Matthew appointed
    director
  26. 2006-11-16
    ➖
    WADE, Stephen John resigned
    director
  27. 2003-08-29
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    HARVEY, Derek John appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    WADE, Stephen John resigned
    secretary
  29. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    FERNIE, Ann Margaret resigned
    director
  30. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    HARVEY, Derek John appointed
    director
  31. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    PARKER, Caroline Penelope appointed
    director
  32. 2003-08-29
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    SOESTER, David Julian Jack resigned
    director
  33. 1999-11-10
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    OWEN, Jeremy appointed
    director
  34. 1998-09-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Kenbridge Limited
  35. 1998-08-28
    ➖
    LOWSON, Stephen Phillip resigned
    secretary
  36. 1998-08-28
    ➕
    WADE, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  37. 1998-08-28
    ➕
    FERNIE, Ann Margaret appointed
    director
  38. 1998-08-28
    ➖
    LOWSON, Stephen Phillip resigned
    director
  39. 1998-08-28
    ➖
    RYAN, John Michael resigned
    director
  40. 1998-08-28
    ➕
    SOESTER, David Julian Jack appointed
    director
  41. 1998-08-28
    ➕
    WADE, Stephen John appointed
    director
  42. 1992-11-24
    ➕
    LOWSON, Stephen Phillip appointed
    secretary
  43. 1992-11-24
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    WATKINS, Margaret Mary resigned
    nominee-secretary
  44. 1992-11-24
    ➕
    LOWSON, Stephen Phillip appointed
    director
  45. 1992-11-24
    ➖
    MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean resigned
    nominee-director
  46. 1992-11-24
    ➕
    RYAN, John Michael appointed
    director
  47. 1992-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ARUNDEL BREWERY LIMITED
  48. 1992-11-19
    ➕
    WATKINS, Margaret Mary appointed
    nominee-secretary
  49. 1992-11-19
    ➕
    MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean appointed
    nominee-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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Stuart Daniel Walker
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

The Brewhouse Project
Lyminster Road
Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

WALKER, Stuart Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-12
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Active
WALKER, Stuart Daniel→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-15
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Active
HARVEY, Derek John→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2013-01-29
Resigned
LOWSON, Stephen Phillip→
secretary · appointed 1992-11-24 · resigned 1998-08-28
Resigned
WADE, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-28 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
WALKER, Neil Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2016-12-12
Resigned
WATKINS, Margaret Mary→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-19 · resigned 1992-11-24
Resigned
FERNIE, Ann Margaret→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-08-28 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
HARVEY, Derek John→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2013-01-29
Resigned
LOWSON, Stephen Phillip→
director · ~63y · appointed 1992-11-24 · resigned 1998-08-28
Resigned
MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean→
nominee-director · ~63y · appointed 1992-11-19 · resigned 1992-11-24
Resigned
OWEN, Jeremy→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-11-10 · resigned 2019-10-18
Resigned
PARKER, Caroline Penelope→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2013-01-29
Resigned
RYAN, John Michael→
director · ~69y · appointed 1992-11-24 · resigned 1998-08-28
Resigned
SOESTER, David Julian Jack→
director · ~84y · appointed 1998-08-28 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
WADE, Stephen John→
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-08-28 · resigned 2006-11-16
Resigned
WALKER, Neil Matthew→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2016-12-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Kenbridge
Kenbridge Limited
Deed depositing moneys as security for payment of rent,etc1 property03/09/1998—
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Recent filings (114 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29