A J BREWING LTD
🌱Startupactive
16102920 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A J BREWING LTD
- 2024-11-26➕LIVESEY, Emiko appointeddirector
- 2024-11-26➕LIVESEY, Thomas Henry appointeddirector
- 2024-11-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Emiko Livesey Individual · Japanese · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/11/2024 |
Thomas Henry Livesey Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/11/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Food & drink · DE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10AM BREWHOUSE LTD→ 15777612 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST VODKA LIMITED→ 15082589 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 47 DEGREES COFFEE LTD→ 08881381 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A&T CORP LIMITED→ 15365622 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALTER EGO BREWING CO LTD→ 11171520 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANACRE CAKES & BAKES LTD→ 15432456 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARCANA HOLISTIC HERBAL LTD→ 12840622 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ATOM CAKES & MORE LTD→ 16818813 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BACK YARD BACON LIMITED→ 15718707 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BAIRD FOODS SERVICES LIMITED→ 10470515 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BAKE DERBYSHIRE LTD→ 16680420 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAKES CLUB LTD→ 15973682 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Units 8 & 9, Henmore Industrial Estate
Mayfield Road
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LIVESEY, Emiko→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LIVESEY, Thomas Henry→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (6 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-26