BLACKJACK BEERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07536833 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-21
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
44 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

1 year 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
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees9

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-26
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-22
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-04
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    BIRD, Joseph Eric John resigned
    director
  5. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-04-12
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    DARCEY, James Lee resigned
    director
  9. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-20
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-12-20
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-12-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2019-12-04
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-12-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-11-22
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    FOWELL, Richard Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2019-11-22
    ➕
    DARCEY, James Lee appointed
    director
  21. 2019-11-22
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    HAMILTON, Robert Mark resigned
    director
  22. 2019-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2014-03-01
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    HARTLEY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  24. 2014-03-01
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    BIRD, Joseph Eric John appointed
    director
  25. 2012-02-02
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    WILLIAMS, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  26. 2011-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACKJACK BEERS LIMITED
  27. 2011-02-21
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Robert Mark 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

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

Blackjack Beers (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blackjack Beers (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BLACKJACK BEERS LIMITED
This company · 07536833

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Blackjack Beers (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Mark Hamiltonceased 22/11/2019· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2011-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

The Smithfield Tavern
37 Swan Street
Manchester
M4 5JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOWELL, Richard Edward→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTLEY, Jonathan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRD, Joseph Eric John→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
DARCEY, James Lee→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-11-22 · resigned 2024-04-12
Resigned
HAMILTON, Robert Mark→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2019-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19