BAYS BREWERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05904714 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,274,614
Cash YoY
+94%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£418k
↑ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£255k£510k£765k£1.0m£1.3mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Cash£417.8k£215.7k
Net assets£1.27M£1.12M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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  3. 2024-06-19
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  4. 2023-06-12
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  5. 2022-07-11
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  6. 2021-08-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-07-09
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-30
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  9. 2019-07-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-11
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  11. 2018-01-15
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  12. 2018-01-11
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  13. 2018-01-10
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  14. 2017-08-17
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  15. 2017-08-14
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  16. 2017-08-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2017-07-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2012-07-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2012-07-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2012-07-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2011-05-20
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    FREELAND, Melanie Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-05-18
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    SALMON, Sally resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-07-23
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    SALMON, Peter David James appointed
    director
  24. 2007-06-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2007-01-02
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    FREELAND, William James Henry appointed
    director
  26. 2006-09-30
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    SALMON, Mark Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2006-09-30
    ➕
    SALMON, Sally appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-09-30
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2006-09-30
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BAYS BREWERY LIMITED
  31. 2006-08-14
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2006-08-14
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Stephen Salmon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • William James Henry Freelandceased 05/12/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Sigma House Oak View Close
Edginswell Park
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7FF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

FREELAND, Melanie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREELAND, William James Henry→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALMON, Mark Stephen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALMON, Peter David James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALMON, Sally→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2011-05-18
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-14 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-14 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/07/2017—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/07/2012—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/07/2012—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property19/06/200718/07/2012
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-15