DARKPLACE BREWERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10508191 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-23➖KINSELLA, Roger resigneddirector
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs DARKPLACE BREWERY LIMITED
- 2016-12-02➕SADLER, David Paul, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-12-02➕SADLER, Susi Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-12-02➕KINSELLA, Roger appointeddirector
- 2016-12-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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David Paul Sadler Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/12/2016 |
Mr Roger Penny Kinsella Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/12/2016 |
Mrs Susi Elizabeth Sadler Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Musbury Barn Axminster Road
Musbury
Axminster
EX13 8AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SADLER, David Paul, Dr→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SADLER, Susi Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KINSELLA, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-12-02 · resigned 2019-10-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-30