BREACH FARM BREWING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12545435 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-03
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
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£117.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £117,946
Cash YoY
+247%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£106k
↑ 247% YoY
Net Worth
£118k
↑ 296% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↑ 173% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £125.0k | £32.4k |
| Current assets | £121.5k | £44.5k |
| Cash | £106.2k | £30.6k |
| Debtors | £8.7k | £10.2k |
| Net assets | £117.9k | £29.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-28➖MATTHEWSON, Martin Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-27➕HARTIGAN, Timothy K appointeddirector
- 2021-09-27➕MATTHEWSON, Martin Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-06-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-23➕HAMER, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-07-23➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-07-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BREACH FARM BREWING LTD
- 2020-04-03➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
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.
- 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 Timothy K Hartigan Individual · American · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/09/2021 |
Mr David Robert Hamer Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/07/2020 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Mary Frances Winifred Hamerceased 01/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Martin Matthewsonceased 30/11/2023· 25-50% shares
- Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 23/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
St Johns Croft Castle Road, Farley Hill
Reading
Reading
Berks
RG7 1UL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HAMER, David Robert→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2020-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARTIGAN, Timothy K→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUKE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-04-03 · resigned 2020-07-23
MATTHEWSON, Martin Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-09-27 · resigned 2023-09-28
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-01