GEORGE SHAW BREWERY CO. LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12296331 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-04
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-2.5k
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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,532
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,249 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 144% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.9k | £6.4k |
| Current assets | £12.6k | £8.1k |
| Net assets | £-2.5k | £5.7k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-01➖GRANELL, Aidan resigneddirector
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-21➕LIGGETT, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-02➕PRESCOTT, Steven Brian appointeddirector
- 2021-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-14➖WILKINSON, John Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-02📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-10-24📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2020-10-23📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs GEORGE SHAW BREWERY CO. LTD
- 2019-11-04➕ROBINSON, John appointeddirector
- 2019-11-04➕SYRES, Graham appointeddirector
- 2019-11-04➕GRANELL, Aidan appointeddirector
- 2019-11-04➕WILKINSON, John Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-11-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Robinson Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 24/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHESHIRE CREAMERIES LTD→ 03739926 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| COLABS INNOVATIONS LTD→ 16683112 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUDA COFFEE LIMITED→ 15777320 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EDGE DISTILLERS LIMITED→ 16693560 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELITE EATS (NW) LTD→ 16103424 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ES GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LTD→ 12719577 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FOUR PRIESTS BREWERY LTD→ 13771349 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GI FOODS LTD→ 13151632 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| GINGER AND PICKLES GROUP LTD→ 11947872 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GOLDEN SPIRAL CHOCOLATE LIMITED→ 16962363 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GROCER'S BROKERS LIMITED→ 01816523 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Sefton Lodge Earles Lane
Wincham
Northwich
CW9 6EA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
LIGGETT, David Anthony→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRESCOTT, Steven Brian→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, John→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SYRES, Graham→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2019-11-04
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GRANELL, Aidan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2019-11-04 · resigned 2023-11-01
WILKINSON, John Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-11-04 · resigned 2020-11-14
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-02