BAKER'S DOZEN BREWING CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09396257 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-20
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
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year to Mar 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. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-17
    ➖
    BAKER, Jill Frances resigned
    director
  5. 2023-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BAKER'S DOZEN BREWING CO LIMITED
  20. 2015-01-20
    ➕
    BAKER, Dean Matthew appointed
    director
  21. 2015-01-20
    ➕
    BAKER, Jill Frances appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jill Frances Baker
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Dean Matthew Baker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Unit 5 Ketton Business Estate
Pit Lane
Ketton
PE9 3SZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BAKER, Dean Matthew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-01-20
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Active
BAKER, Jill Frances→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-01-20 · resigned 2023-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01