CUMBERLAND BREWERIES (GREAT CORBY) LTD

💤Zombieactive
10501576 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£303.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £303,221

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£303k
↑ 1375% YoY
Current Assets
£88k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£61k£121k£182k£243k£303kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£303.2k£545.5k
Current assets£87.9k£107.7k
Net assets£303.2k£20.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01SH01
  2. 2026-05-30
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01SH01
  3. 2026-03-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-03-06
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-10-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-08-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-11-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-11-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2021-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-11-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2020-06-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2020-06-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    CORKILL, David John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    CORKILL, David John appointed
    director
  22. 2020-05-29
    ➖
    TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2020-05-29
    ➖
    ALLAN, Robin resigned
    director
  24. 2016-11-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CUMBERLAND BREWERIES (GREAT CORBY) LTD
  25. 2016-11-29
    ➕
    TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2016-11-29
    ➕
    ALLAN, Robin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Corkill
Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/05/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Turner Little Company Nominees Limitedceased 29/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Granville John Turnerceased 26/05/2017· 25-50% shares · firm interest
  • Mr James Douglas Turnerceased 26/05/2017· 25-50% shares · firm interest

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
Incorporated2016-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

The Green
Great Corby
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA4 8LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-12
Last: 2026-05-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CORKILL, David John→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-29
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Active
CORKILL, David John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-05-29
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Active
TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-11-29 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
ALLAN, Robin→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-11-29 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-06-22
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21