RHYMNEY BREWERY LTD

🌳Matureactive

04557129 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-09

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of beer

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56302Public houses and bars

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-12
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LAMB, John Andrew appointed
secretary
2025-06-05
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-05
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-08-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-08
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EVANS, Lewys Rhys Elfd appointed
director
2015-04-07
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THOMAS, Andrew Peter Eaton resigned
director
2014-08-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
2013-11-12
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THOMAS, Andrew Peter Eaton appointed
director
2012-10-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-10-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2004-11-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Finance Wales Investments Limited
2002-10-09
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Company incorporated
As RHYMNEY BREWERY LTD
2002-10-09
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EVANS, Cherril Lorraine appointed
secretary
2002-10-09
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EVANS, Marc appointed
director
2002-10-09
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EVANS, Stephen Mark appointed
director
2002-10-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-09
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-09
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Marc Evans Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	08/12/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Stephen Mark Evansceased 08/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2002-10-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Rhymney Brewery Gilchrist Thomas Industrial Estate

Blaenavon

Pontypool

NP4 9RL

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-23

Last: 2025-10-09