BATCH BREW LTD

🌳Matureactive
07837036 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-07
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£-10.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 11050Manufacture of beer
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,854
Net assets shrinking
Down £52,050 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 126% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£11k-£444£10k£20k£31k£41kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Cash£4.0k£32.1k
Net assets£-10.9k£41.2k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-25
    ➕
    BUTTERFIELD, Jamie appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    EVANS, Ryan John Warren appointed
    director
  6. 2024-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-01-18
    ➖
    DINSDALE, Johdi Claire resigned
    director
  11. 2024-01-18
    ➖
    WHITWELL, Elisa Maria resigned
    director
  12. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-02-18
    ➕
    WHITWELL, Elisa Maria appointed
    director
  15. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-06-01
    ➕
    DINSDALE, Johdi Claire appointed
    director
  19. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2019-12-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2019-11-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2019-10-27
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    HANCOCK, Paul Anthony resigned
    secretary
  24. 2019-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2011-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BATCH BREW LTD
  26. 2011-11-07
    ➕
    WHITWELL, Philip appointed
    director
  27. 2011-11-07
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Paul Anthony appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Philip Whitwell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Whitwellceased 10/11/2019· 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
Incorporated2011-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Batch Brew Coal Clough Lane
Unit 10 Habgerham Mill
Burnley
BB11 5BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BUTTERFIELD, Jamie→
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Ryan John Warren→
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITWELL, Philip→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANCOCK, Paul Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-07 · resigned 2019-10-27
Resigned
DINSDALE, Johdi Claire→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-06-01 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned
WHITWELL, Elisa Maria→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-02-18 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04