DROPKICK BREWING LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £129.6k | £75.6k |
| Current assets | £48.5k | £27.0k |
| Cash | £23.4k | £10.6k |
| Debtors | £12.0k | £6.2k |
| Net assets | £129.6k | £75.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-11📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2023-11-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-11-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs DROPKICK BREWING LIMITED
- 2023-08-17➕MCCARTNEY, Finlay appointeddirector
- 2023-08-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stewart James Mccartney Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/11/2023 |
Mr Finlay Mccartney Individual · British · DOB 07/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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