DUMMER DOWN BREWERY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13630802 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£38.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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
60
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,009

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£38k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£42kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£38.0k£22.9k
Current assets£32.2k£41.5k
Net assets£38.0k£22.9k

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.

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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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2022-09-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-10
    FERGUSON, Eliza Charlotte Amara appointed
    director
  10. 2022-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-02-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2022-02-01
    COBB, Harry Timothy appointed
    secretary
  13. 2022-02-01
    FERGUSON, Florence Jane Campbell appointed
    director
  14. 2021-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As DUMMER DOWN BREWERY LTD
  15. 2021-09-20
    FERGUSON, Andrew Frederick John appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Dummer Farms Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dummer Farms Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
DUMMER DOWN BREWERY LTD
This company · 13630802

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dummer Farms Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/06/2023
Mrs Florence Jane Campbell Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/09/2021
Mr Andrew Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Dummer Down Brewery Ltd
Dummer
Basingstoke
RG25 2AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

COBB, Harry Timothy
secretary · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active
FERGUSON, Andrew Frederick John
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-09-20
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Active
FERGUSON, Eliza Charlotte Amara
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-10
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Active
FERGUSON, Florence Jane Campbell
director · ~28y · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-02-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-20