MID-CHESHIRE BREWING LTD
🌳Matureactive
09814634 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£24.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 1 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £24,885
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33k
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.6k |
| Cash | £33.2k |
| Net assets | £24.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14➕HILL, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-12-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-14➖HILL, Paul resigneddirector
- 2015-10-09➕HILL, Michael Thomas appointeddirector
- 2015-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs MID-CHESHIRE BREWING LTD
- 2015-10-08➕HILL, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
31/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HILL, Paul (same surname) appointed 2023-12-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Thomas Hill Individual · English · DOB 05/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2015-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Workshop 17 Blakemere Village
Chester Road
Sandiway
CW8 2EB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HILL, Michael Thomas→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-10-09
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Active
HILL, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-10-08 · resigned 2015-10-14
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-29