AGAINST THE GRAIN BEER LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11097726 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-05
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 500 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-20➕BUCHAN, Callum Williamson appointeddirector
- 2022-06-20➕BUCHAN, Juliette Veronique Marie appointeddirector
- 2022-06-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-10➖MORRISON, Callum Alexander resigneddirector
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-01➕MORRISON, Callum Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AGAINST THE GRAIN BEER LTD
- 2017-12-05➕FITZGERALD, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-12-05➕GREEN, Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 Thomas Green Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/12/2017 |
Mr Anthony Fitzgerald Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Armstrong Chartered Accountants Ltd
Alexandra House, Queen Street
Leek
ST13 6LP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BUCHAN, Callum Williamson→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHAN, Juliette Veronique Marie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FITZGERALD, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEN, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRISON, Callum Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2022-04-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-26