BOOZY BODS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07965761 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-65.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £65,726

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£66k
↑ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£72k-£54k-£35k-£17k£1k£20kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-9.1k£-13.5k
Current assets£19.6k£14.1k
Net assets£-65.7k£-72.1k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-06-28
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-06-30
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  7. 2020-04-17
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    address · AD01
  8. 2019-06-28
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  9. 2018-06-29
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  10. 2017-06-30
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  11. 2017-04-20
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  12. 2016-06-30
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  13. 2016-04-27
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    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2016-04-27
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  15. 2015-11-19
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    address · AD01
  16. 2015-08-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-10-01
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    CARVER, James Alan resigned
    director
  18. 2014-10-01
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    DEVINE, Gaenor Mary resigned
    director
  19. 2014-03-17
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    CARVER, James Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Finance Wales Investments (6) Limited
  21. 2012-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BOOZY BODS LTD
  22. 2012-02-27
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    DEVINE, Jaime Clifford appointed
    director
  23. 2012-02-27
    ➕
    DEVINE, Gaenor Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jaime Clifford Devine
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-27
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Unit A Llanhilleth Industrial Estate
Llanhilleth
Abertillery
Gwent
NP13 2RX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DEVINE, Jaime Clifford→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-02-27
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Active
CARVER, James Alan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-03-17 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
DEVINE, Gaenor Mary→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Finance Wales Investments (6)
Finance Wales Investments (6) Limited
Debenture1 property02/07/2012—
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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-24