GBC BREWERY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15210425 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-13
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£766.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £766,459
Net assets shrinking
Down £47,282 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£766k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Current Assets
£898k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £949.5k | £955.9k |
| Current assets | £897.8k | £885.7k |
| Cash | — | £122.4k |
| Debtors | — | £644.4k |
| Net assets | £766.5k | £813.7k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-05📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-11-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs GBC BREWERY LIMITED
- 2023-10-13➕ANSTEE, Richard Morgan appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13➕ATKINS, David John appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13➕POPE, Tyrone appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 Richard Morgan Anstee Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/10/2023 |
Mr David John Atkins Individual · Welsh · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/10/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Unit B
Llantrisant Business Park
Llantrisant
Rct
CF72 8LF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ANSTEE, Richard Morgan→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATKINS, David John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-10-13
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POPE, Tyrone→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-10-13
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-05
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-13