FAIRY GLEN BREWERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
11188780 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-06
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (76/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-17
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  11. 2019-12-04
    ➕
    ESQUARE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2019-11-18
    ➖
    JOHNS, Simon resigned
    director
  13. 2019-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-11-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As FAIRY GLEN BREWERY LTD
  19. 2018-02-06
    ➕
    JOHNS, Kelvin appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-06
    ➕
    JOHNS, Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2018-02-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kelvin Johns
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Johnsceased 18/11/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Venta House
Maesglas Retail Park
Newport
NP20 2NS
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ESQUARE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-12-04
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Active
JOHNS, Kelvin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-06
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Active
JOHNS, Simon→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-02-06 · resigned 2019-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-01