ASHOVER BREW CO LTD
🌱Startupactive
16319553 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-17
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
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
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: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-31➖HARDWICK, Jonathan Eric resigneddirector
- 2025-06-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕HARDWICK, Jonathan Eric appointeddirector
- 2025-05-23➖WALKER, Richard Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-28➕BASSETT, Lewis Ronnie appointeddirector
- 2025-04-28➕JONES, Gethin Griffith appointeddirector
- 2025-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHOVER BREW CO LTD
- 2025-03-17➕WALKER, Richard Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 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
5 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lewis Ronnie Bassett Individual · British · DOB 06/1994 · age 32 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2025 |
Mr Andrew Clarke Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/03/2025 |
Mr Richard Andrew Walker Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/03/2025 |
Mr Gethin Griffith Jones Individual · Welsh · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/03/2025 |
Mr Jonathan Eric Hardwick Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
Unit 1 Kershaw Building Derby Road Business Park
Clay Cross
Chesterfield
S45 9AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BASSETT, Lewis Ronnie→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Gethin Griffith→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-04-28
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HARDWICK, Jonathan Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-06-01 · resigned 2026-01-31
WALKER, Richard Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-03-17 · resigned 2025-05-23
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Recent filings (13 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-17