40FT BREWERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09377777 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-136.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56302Public houses and bars
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
43 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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £136,850
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
Net Worth
-£137k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £1.3k | — |
| Net assets | £-136.8k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-06-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-06-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-06-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-06-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-06-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-06-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-01➖PETTERSSON, Lars Andreas resigneddirector
- 2015-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 40FT BREWERY LIMITED
- 2015-01-07➕OTT, Benedikt appointeddirector
- 2015-01-07➕PETTERSSON, Lars Fredrik appointeddirector
- 2015-01-07➕RYAN, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-01-07➕PETTERSSON, Lars Andreas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Ryan Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/06/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Lars Fredrik Petterssonceased 02/06/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
The Print House 1st Floor Fitzroy House
18 Ashwin Street
London
E8 3DL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
OTT, Benedikt→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PETTERSSON, Lars Fredrik→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-01-07
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RYAN, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-01-07
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PETTERSSON, Lars Andreas→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-01-07 · resigned 2019-06-01
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-03
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-02
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-02
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-02
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-02
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-02
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-01