BLUE SQUARE BREWERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12833073 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-24.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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 £24,035
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£154
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-24.0k | £6.1k |
| Current assets | £2.2k | £1.1k |
| Cash | £154 | £189 |
| Debtors | — | £-1.1k |
| Net assets | £-24.0k | £-21.5k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-31➕HARDWICK, Karl Allan appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➕OLENCZYN, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➖BEARDSLEY, Paul Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-31➖DUNN, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2023-01-31➖SENIOR, Richard resigneddirector
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE SQUARE BREWERY LIMITED
- 2020-08-24➕BEARDSLEY, Paul Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-08-24➕DUNN, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2020-08-24➕SENIOR, Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 Karl Allan Hardwick Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/01/2025 |
Christopher Olenczyn Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/01/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Michael Beardsleyceased 31/01/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Christopher Dunnceased 31/01/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Richard Seniorceased 31/01/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Truth Hurts Brewery & Tap Peel Street
Morley
Leeds
LS27 8QL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HARDWICK, Karl Allan→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLENCZYN, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEARDSLEY, Paul Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-08-24 · resigned 2025-01-31
DUNN, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-08-24 · resigned 2023-01-31
SENIOR, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-08-24 · resigned 2023-01-31
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-22