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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒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

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of beer

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

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

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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	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

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2022-09-23
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2005-01-24
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SARIF, Irwin Peter appointed
secretary
2004-05-01
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DODD, Simon John resigned
secretary
2004-05-01
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DODD, Simon John resigned
director
1998-01-23
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Company incorporated
As DODD'S BREWERY CO. LIMITED
1998-01-23
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DODD, Helen Louise appointed
director
1998-01-23
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ARMOUR, Douglas William appointed
nominee-secretary
1998-01-23
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ARMOUR, Douglas William resigned
nominee-secretary
1998-01-23
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DODD, Simon John appointed
secretary
1998-01-23
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DODD, Simon John appointed
director
1998-01-23
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VENUS, David Anthony appointed
nominee-director
1998-01-23
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VENUS, David Anthony resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+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 29 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 candidate

Strong 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
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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MATTIMIA LTD→ 14833911 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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Company details

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→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-24

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Active

DODD, Helen Louise→

director · ~60y · appointed 1998-01-23

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Active

ARMOUR, Douglas William→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 1998-01-23

Resigned

DODD, Simon John→

secretary · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 2004-05-01

Resigned

DODD, Simon John→

director · ~64y · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 2004-05-01

Resigned

VENUS, David Anthony→

nominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 1998-01-23

Resigned

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