DROP BEAR BEER CO. LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11942408 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-469.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
49 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £469,571
Net assets shrinking
Down £625,865 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£470k
↓ 400% YoY
Current Assets
£294k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £641.7k | £735.1k |
| Current assets | £294.4k | £429.9k |
| Net assets | £-469.6k | £156.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-20➕MENKE, Melissa Allison appointeddirector
- 2025-03-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18➕CLARKE, Stuart David appointeddirector
- 2020-05-29➖MCNENA, Sarah Alexandra resigneddirector
- 2019-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DROP BEAR BEER CO. LTD
- 2019-04-12➕DRUMMOND, Joelle Lucy appointeddirector
- 2019-04-12➕DRUMMOND, Sarah Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2019-04-12➕MCNENA, Sarah Alexandra appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joelle Lucy Drummond Individual · Welsh · DOB 12/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/04/2019 |
Mrs Sarah Alexandra Drummond Individual · Australian,Welsh · DOB 06/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Sarah Alexandra Mcnenaceased 01/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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.
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| DAVID JENKINS LIMITED→ 00401414 · est 1945 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 80y | — | — |
| DG QUALITY FEEDS LTD→ 07972421 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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| DWR PENCEIBWR WATER LIMITED→ 16491179 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECCENTRIC SPIRIT CO LTD→ 12608012 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| EDGEMOOR BAKERY LTD→ 16840025 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-12
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Unit 3c Century Park
Swansea Enterprise Park
Swansea
SA6 8RP
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
CLARKE, Stuart David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DRUMMOND, Joelle Lucy→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2019-04-12
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DRUMMOND, Sarah Alexandra→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-04-12
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MENKE, Melissa Allison→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-05-20
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MCNENA, Sarah Alexandra→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-04-12 · resigned 2020-05-29
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-09