BLUESTONE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08450939 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-19

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£230.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of beer

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47250SIC 47250

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £230,206

Cash YoY

+62%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£159k

↑ 62% YoY

Net Worth

£230k

↑ 35% YoY

Current Assets

£246k

↑ 29% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£260.2k	£205.7k
Current assets	£246.0k	£190.1k
Cash	£158.9k	£98.0k
Debtors	£46.9k	£48.0k
Net assets	£230.2k	£170.3k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
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officers · AP01
2025-09-01
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HELLIWELL, Nicholas James appointed
director
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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officers · TM01
2023-08-16
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BURCHELL, Neil Harper resigned
director
2022-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-20
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GARTLAND, Tony resigned
director
2020-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-04
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DUNN, Tomos Paul appointed
director
2020-02-04
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HUTCHINSON, Emily Mary appointed
director
2019-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-01
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2018-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2014-09-10
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BURCHELL, Neil Harper appointed
director
2014-09-10
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GARTLAND, Tony appointed
director
2013-03-19
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Company incorporated
As BLUESTONE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
2013-03-19
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EVANS, Amy Ffion appointed
director
2013-03-19
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TURNER, Kerry Patricia appointed
director
2013-03-19
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TURNER, Simon Robert appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Robert Turner Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Kerry Patricia Turner Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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LEVANT DELIGHTS UK LIMITED→ 10703432 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-03-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Tyriet

Cilgwyn

Newport

Pembrokeshire

SA42 0QW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19