ABYSS BREWING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10414386 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-06
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
£183.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £183,078
Cash draining
Cash down 66% YoY
Cash YoY
-66%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£52k
↓ 66% YoY
Net Worth
£183k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£237k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £235.6k | — |
| Current assets | £236.7k | — |
| Cash | £52.5k | £154.7k |
| Debtors | £73.7k | — |
| Net assets | £183.1k | £173.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-18➕RAWSON, Duncan Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-04-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-02-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-07📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-09-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-20➖PETURSSON, Stefan Gorm resigneddirector
- 2019-08-14➕PETURSSON, Stefan Gorm appointeddirector
- 2016-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ABYSS BREWING LTD
- 2016-10-06➕BRIDGE, Andrew Daniel appointeddirector
- 2016-10-06➕MELLOR, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 Andrew Daniel Bridge Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/08/2022 |
Mr Andrew Peter Mellor Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BAKED: CAKE WITH A CAUSE C.I.C.→ 08762369 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Pelham Arms
High Street
Lewes
BN7 1XL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BRIDGE, Andrew Daniel→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-06
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MELLOR, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-10-06
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RAWSON, Duncan Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-06-18
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PETURSSON, Stefan Gorm→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-08-14 · resigned 2020-02-20
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-07
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2022-09-07