PANIC BREW LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14566959 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-03
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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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 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-03-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-09-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-09-09
    MOYLAN, Jason John resigned
    director
  11. 2023-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PANIC BREW LIMITED
  12. 2023-01-03
    ELVIDGE, Matthew Robert appointed
    director
  13. 2023-01-03
    FARR, Nick John appointed
    director
  14. 2023-01-03
    UPRICHARD, David appointed
    director
  15. 2023-01-03
    MOYLAN, Jason John appointed
    director
  16. 2023-01-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nick John Farr
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/01/2023
Mr Matthew Robert Elvidge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jason John Moylanceased 09/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2023-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Great Revel End Farm Gaddesden Lane
Redbourn
St. Albans
AL3 7AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-02

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ELVIDGE, Matthew Robert
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-01-03
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Active
FARR, Nick John
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-01-03
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Active
UPRICHARD, David
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-01-03
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Active
MOYLAN, Jason John
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-01-03 · resigned 2024-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-03