BROWNIE AND THE BEAN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11972831 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-01
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 2026
Net worth
£-25.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 2 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,081
Cash YoY
+260%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
↑ 260% YoY
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.3k | £13.2k |
| Current assets | £14.7k | £12.0k |
| Cash | £7.5k | £2.1k |
| Debtors | £4.8k | £5.7k |
| Net assets | £-25.1k | £-18.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BROWNIE AND THE BEAN LIMITED
- 2019-05-01➕GIDDINGS, Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2019-05-01➕GIDDINGS, Luke appointeddirector
- 2019-05-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 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 Luke Giddings Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2019 |
Mrs Charlotte Giddings Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BIOSYNC LIMITED→ 15956211 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLACK DOG DELI FOODS LIMITED→ 11058959 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BREWSHED LTD→ 10333716 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BUNFLUFF LTD→ 14921949 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BURNT MILL BREWERY LTD→ 10304901 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BUTTER DROP BAKERY LIMITED→ 16857792 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAFRICA ROASTERS LTD→ 16240973 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CAKE AT 64 THE BAKE SHED LIMITED→ 16431399 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAMSTAR HERBS LIMITED→ 01413300 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| CAMSTAR INGREDIENTS LIMITED→ 07849130 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| CASA DIVERTENTE LIMITED→ 10576339 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CAYZ LTD→ 17021088 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Fullmoon House Half Moon Lane
Redgrave
Diss
IP22 1RX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GIDDINGS, Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-05-01
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GIDDINGS, Luke→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Recent filings (16 total)
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2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01