DODD'S BREWERY CO. LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03498283 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-23
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
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
70 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-01-24➕SARIF, Irwin Peter appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-01➖DODD, Simon John resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-01➖DODD, Simon John resigneddirector
- 1998-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DODD'S BREWERY CO. LIMITED
- 1998-01-23➕DODD, Helen Louise appointeddirector
- 1998-01-23➕ARMOUR, Douglas William appointednominee-secretary
- 1998-01-23➖ARMOUR, Douglas William resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-01-23➕DODD, Simon John appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-23➕DODD, Simon John appointeddirector
- 1998-01-23➕VENUS, David Anthony appointednominee-director
- 1998-01-23➖VENUS, David Anthony resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DODD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Helen Louise Dodd Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| APEX PRECISION HOLDINGS LTD→ 16938158 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BULK HYDRO LTD→ 16872242 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMBAT FUEL SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED→ 13510517 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CORNNY DRINKS LIMITED→ 15855464 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DIVINE BREWING COMPANY LTD→ 12299201 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| FLAWLESS WATER LIMITED→ 16670742 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FULFIL LIMITED→ 07868067 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| G39 IT STARTED WITH A COFFEE LIMITED→ 16736514 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GABRIEL & IULIAN LTD→ 13032951 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| GO COFFEE LTD→ 15579747 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| H.B. BURBIDGE & SON LIMITED→ 00396734 · est 1945 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 80y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Gaines House Church Hill
Kington Magna
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 5EG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SARIF, Irwin Peter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DODD, Helen Louise→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1998-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARMOUR, Douglas William→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 1998-01-23
DODD, Simon John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 2004-05-01
DODD, Simon John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 2004-05-01
VENUS, David Anthony→
Resignednominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 1998-01-23
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Recent filings (70 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-15