BIRKENHEAD BREWERY COMPANY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11548866 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-03
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
—
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 (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 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
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-23 |
|---|
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2018-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRKENHEAD BREWERY COMPANY LTD
- 2018-09-03➕BLAND, Rhys appointeddirector
- 2018-09-03➕DOYLE, Simon Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-09-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Andrew Doyle Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/09/2018 |
Mr Rhys Bland Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Food & drink · CH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&G VIDEO EDITOR LIMITED→ 15778816 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABBEY SQUARE LIMITED→ 08016547 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACRES DAIRY LIMITED→ 06820758 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AMY'S CAKES LTD→ 08179687 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ANNA'S SIMPLY CAKES LIMITED→ 13270370 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BAKER & BAKER PRODUCTS UK LIMITED→ 01478292 · est 1980 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| BETTER NATURAL TREATS LIMITED→ 14804373 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BICKERING BIRD BREWERY LTD→ 14820684 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BORN TO BAKE LIMITED→ 13978763 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BREEZE HILL LTD→ 09880318 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BRIMSTAGE BREWING CO. LTD→ 05308871 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BY ALICE ENTERPRISES LTD→ 13831923 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
17 Dodd Avenue Dodd Avenue
Greasy
Wirral
CH49 1RR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
DOYLE, Simon Andrew→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2018-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-09-08