BEER COUNTER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04493682 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
60 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
75
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-07📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2025-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-05➕HERMAN, Luke Arthur John appointeddirector
- 2025-02-05➕WALES, John Nigel Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-02-05➖SCHOLEY, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-05➖SCHOLEY, Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-02-05➖SCHOLEY, Vanda resigneddirector
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-16➕SCHOLEY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2002-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BEER COUNTER LIMITED
- 2002-07-24➕SCHOLEY, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-24➕SCHOLEY, Vanda appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Crafty Brewing Co. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Crafty Brewing Co. Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BEER COUNTER LIMITED
This company · 04493682
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Crafty Brewing Co. Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/02/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter Scholeyceased 05/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Vanda Scholeyceased 05/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCHEMY DISTILLING LTD→ 12278047 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BIMINI ANIMAL HEALTH LIMITED→ 16182881 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLESS START LIMITED→ 15341736 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BONE IDYLL LIMITED→ 11101402 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BROOKWOOD BAKERIES LIMITED→ 03854235 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CAKE & CHOCOLATE FACTORY LTD→ 15761497 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CAKEABITE LTD→ 16527962 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANNON COFFEE LTD→ 13088014 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CAPTAINS ORIGINAL LTD→ 11647196 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHEESE ON THE WEY LTD→ 10629862 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CHEF ON BOARD LIMITED→ 04988251 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Thatched House Farm Dunsfold Road
Loxhill
Godalming
Surrey
GU8 4BW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HERMAN, Luke Arthur John→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALES, John Nigel Alexander→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCHOLEY, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2025-02-05
SCHOLEY, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2025-02-05
SCHOLEY, Vanda→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2025-02-05
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-07
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23