CRAFTY PINTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12330265 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-25
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
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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: 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2020-11-25📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAFTY PINTS LIMITED
- 2019-11-25➕BEARDSMORE, Rachael Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-11-25➕BEARDSMORE, Robert Horatio appointeddirector
- 2019-11-25📄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 |
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Mr Robert Horatio Beardsmore Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/11/2019 |
Mrs Rachael Jane Beardsmore Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHANGEL BREWING LTD.→ 08948690 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE DELIVERIES LIMITED→ 13819242 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE SAUCE LTD→ 12663981 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CASTLE HILL MEATS LIMITED→ 03867876 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CATTANI LIMITED→ 15105517 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DASHERB LTD→ 14751220 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DEAR LOVE LIMITED→ 10821332 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DERWENT & DUNNE LIMITED→ 15108503 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DICKINSON-ADAMS LIMITED→ 14957000 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DIDI & JOOLES LTD→ 13382117 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DUXFORD SCRUMPY COMPANY LIMITED→ 10146066 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| EWB INVESTMENTS LTD→ 09869478 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
17 Parsonage Barns
Bottisham
Cambridge
CB25 9EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BEARDSMORE, Rachael Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEARDSMORE, Robert Horatio→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2020-11-25
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25