BY THE RIVER BREWERY LTD
💤Zombieactive
11042965 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-01
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47640SIC 47640
- 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
- 91040Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 4 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
33 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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-554.1k |
| Current assets | — | £591.5k |
| Cash | — | £424.3k |
| Debtors | — | £29.7k |
| Net assets | — | £-568.3k |
| Average employees | 16 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-23➖STONE, David Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BY THE RIVER BREWERY LTD
- 2017-11-01➕CAMERON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-11-01➕STONE, David Jonathan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mr Robert Cameron Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/11/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Jonathan Stoneceased 24/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BRANDMCR LIMITED→ 16593873 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROOD MEADERY LIMITED→ 15161870 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BUBBLE BREW LIMITED→ 15723696 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BUNS BAKED GOODS LTD→ 16074205 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Xeinadin Manchester
100 Barbirolli Square
Manchester
M2 3BD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CAMERON, Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STONE, David Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2025-04-23
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01