BUBBLE WORKS BREW CO LTD
🌳Matureactive
09786280 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: 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, 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,846
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£18k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£516
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-17.8k | £-18.6k |
| Current assets | £516 | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £-17.8k | £-18.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-03-23✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2017-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BUBBLE WORKS BREW CO LTD
- 2015-09-21➕GUDGIN, John appointeddirector
- 2015-09-21➕HUDSON, Benjamin John James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Gudgin Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Benjamin Hudson Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AL3 RESTAURANT LIMITED→ 16396037 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALATEDE SNACKS AND FOODS LIMITED→ 11755134 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AMOR FATI COFFEE LTD→ 16192807 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARTISAN NATURALS LIMITED→ 16868008 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASA STRINGHOPPERS LTD→ 11194383 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| B TEA LIMITED→ 12408479 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BAKERS ONE LTD→ 15117655 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLOOM TEAS LIMITED→ 07134423 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CAKE DOT WORLD LTD→ 11681732 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHAMBERS BEVERAGES LTD→ 12829669 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
71 London Road
St Albans
AL1 1LN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GUDGIN, John→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUDSON, Benjamin John James→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23