DYNAMITE VALLEY BREWERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11295473 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-06
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-30.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,199
Cash draining
Cash down 84% YoY
Cash YoY
-84%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 84% YoY
Net Worth
-£30k
↓ 408% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-26.3k | £3.9k |
| Current assets | £33.8k | £43.5k |
| Cash | £2.6k | £16.1k |
| Debtors | £9.4k | £12.0k |
| Net assets | £-30.2k | £-5.9k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-25➖TEAGUE, Emma Jane resigneddirector
- 2025-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-01📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-03-26➖BAKER, Keith John resigneddirector
- 2025-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-21➕BRITTON, Steven Laurence appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21➕MANSON, Richard Allan John appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21➕TEAGUE, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-27➖JENKINS, Gareth Edward resigneddirector
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs DYNAMITE VALLEY BREWERY LIMITED
- 2018-04-06➕BAKER, Keith John appointeddirector
- 2018-04-06➕JENKINS, Gareth Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Allan John Manson Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2025 |
Mr Steven Laurence Britton Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Emma Jane Teagueceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Keith John Bakerceased 21/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Gareth Edward Jenkinsceased 01/03/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Unit 6 Viaduct Works
Frog Hill
Ponsanooth
Cornwall
TR3 7JW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BRITTON, Steven Laurence→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANSON, Richard Allan John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAKER, Keith John→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2025-03-26
JENKINS, Gareth Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2023-02-27
TEAGUE, Emma Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-03-21 · resigned 2025-11-25
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10