BOUDICCA BREWING COMPANY LTD
🌳Matureactive
09735044 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-16
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-31.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46342SIC 46342
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: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,792
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£32k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-31.8k | £-28.5k |
| Current assets | £17.0k | £24.3k |
| Net assets | £-31.8k | £-28.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-01➕LARTER, Alexander Patrick appointeddirector
- 2025-08-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-31➖ST RUTH, Helen resigneddirector
- 2020-08-31➖ST RUTH, Simon resigneddirector
- 2020-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BOUDICCA BREWING COMPANY LTD
- 2015-08-16➕PINDER, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2015-08-16➕ST RUTH, Helen appointeddirector
- 2015-08-16➕ST RUTH, Simon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Emma Louise Pinder Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/08/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Simon St Ruthceased 31/08/2020· 25-50% shares
- Miss Emma Louise Pinderceased 06/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADRIAN MOYA LTD→ 11442100 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| AISH BAKERY LTD→ 14568823 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALCHEMY BRANDS LTD→ 15848560 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMBRY FOODS LIMITED→ 13899130 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BAKES ON ME LTD→ 16998871 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARKING FOX DRINKS COMPANY LTD→ 15826945 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BENNETT BREWING LIMITED→ 13011722 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BENY FOOD LTD→ 16548155 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLACK SHUCK LTD→ 09489113 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
51 Bakers Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 3AZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
LARTER, Alexander Patrick→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PINDER, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ST RUTH, Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-08-16 · resigned 2020-08-31
ST RUTH, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-08-16 · resigned 2020-08-31
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29