BLUE BEE BREWERY LTD

🌳Matureactive
07329038 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-28
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  3. 2023-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-04-25
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-04-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-04-25
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-03-01
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    STEPHENS, Andrew Neil appointed
    director
  13. 2020-03-01
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    GARNER, Philip John resigned
    director
  14. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-03
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  16. 2017-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-28
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-04-02
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    GARNER, Philip John appointed
    director
  19. 2017-04-01
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    STEPHENS, Andrew Neil resigned
    director
  20. 2016-01-01
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    JEPSON, Joshua Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-01
    ➖
    JEPSON, Joshua Michael, My resigned
    director
  22. 2015-08-31
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Andrew Neil resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-08-01
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    JEPSON, Joshua Michael, My appointed
    director
  24. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    HOUGH, Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    SHORROCK, Roy David Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2011-01-19
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    SHORROCK, Roy David Alan appointed
    director
  27. 2010-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE BEE BREWERY LTD
  28. 2010-07-28
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Andrew Neil appointed
    secretary
  29. 2010-07-28
    ➕
    HOUGH, Richard appointed
    director
  30. 2010-07-28
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Andrew Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Neil Stephens
Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/03/2020
Miss Barbara Louise Singleton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2023
Mr Joshua Michael Jepson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/02/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Philip John Garnerceased 01/03/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr Andrew Neil Stephensceased 01/04/2017· significant influence · firm interest
  • Reet Ale Pubs Ltdceased 28/10/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2010-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

29-30 Hoyland Road
Sheffield
S3 8AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

JEPSON, Joshua Michael→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENS, Andrew Neil→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENS, Andrew Neil→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-28 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned
GARNER, Philip John→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-04-02 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned
HOUGH, Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-07-28 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
JEPSON, Joshua Michael, My→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned
SHORROCK, Roy David Alan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-01-19 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
STEPHENS, Andrew Neil→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-07-28 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
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accounts · AA
2025-06-24
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2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-04-25