BOLLEY BREWING & DISTILLATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
12565476 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-59.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £59,882

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
-£60k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 105% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£60k-£47k-£34k-£22k-£9k£4kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-58.7k£-53.5k
Current assets£3.9k£1.9k
Cash£3.9k
Debtors£1.9k
Net assets£-59.9k£-56.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-02-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-01-13
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  7. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BOLLEY BREWING & DISTILLATION LTD
  15. 2020-04-21
    BOLLEY, Andrew James appointed
    director
  16. 2020-04-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOLLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Bolley
Individual · English · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/04/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

142 Welford Road Wigston
Leicester
Leicestershire
England
LE18 3SN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOLLEY, Andrew James
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-04-21
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-03-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-24