SOUTH BRENT COFFEE ROASTERS LTD

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16047496 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-29
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Average employees300

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
6
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
13
filings
  • • 3 capital
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
Last 180 days
13
filings
  • • 3 capital
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-07-06
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2026-07-06
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2026-07-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2026-07-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2026-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2026-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2026-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2026-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2026-06-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2026-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2026-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2026-06-02
    ➕
    MCGRATH, Darren Lee appointed
    director
  15. 2026-06-02
    ➕
    MCGRATH, Emma Elizabeth appointed
    director
  16. 2024-11-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2024-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As SOUTH BRENT COFFEE ROASTERS LTD
  18. 2024-10-29
    ➕
    HARGRAVE, Brandon appointed
    director
  19. 2024-10-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brandon Hargrave
Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/10/2024

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
Incorporated2024-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832

Registered office

5 Godalming Business Centre
Woolsack Way
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1XW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HARGRAVE, Brandon→
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-10-29
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Active
MCGRATH, Darren Lee→
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-06-02
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Active
MCGRATH, Emma Elizabeth→
director · ~27y · appointed 2026-06-02
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Active

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-24
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-07-06
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-07-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-07-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-07