DARK REVOLUTION LTD

🌳Matureactive
09402464 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-22
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees1500

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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  3. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-10-17
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  5. 2022-12-09
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  6. 2022-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-05-05
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    HUGHES, Sarah appointed
    director
  8. 2022-04-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-04-29
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  10. 2022-02-15
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  11. 2022-02-15
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  12. 2022-02-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-02-15
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    address · AD01
  14. 2022-02-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-02-15
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  16. 2022-02-15
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-02-14
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    HUGHES, Tanya resigned
    director
  18. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  19. 2020-12-23
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  20. 2020-01-29
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  21. 2015-09-04
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    LISTER, Benjamin John resigned
    director
  22. 2015-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As DARK REVOLUTION LTD
  23. 2015-01-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gregory appointed
    director
  24. 2015-01-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Tanya appointed
    director
  25. 2015-01-22
    ➕
    LISTER, Benjamin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Sarah Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/04/2022
Mr Gregory Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Tanya Hughesceased 14/02/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Unit 3 - 5 Lancaster Road
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP4 6FB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HUGHES, Gregory→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Sarah→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-05-05
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Active
HUGHES, Tanya→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-01-22 · resigned 2022-02-14
Resigned
LISTER, Benjamin John→
director · ~34y · appointed 2015-01-22 · resigned 2015-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15