RODDENLOFT BREWERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC467390 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,545

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£49
↑ 308% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£15k-£12k-£9k-£6k-£3k£49Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-2.8k£3.0k
Current assets£49£12
Net assets£-14.5k£-11.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-01
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2020-05-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-19
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    officers · AP03
  17. 2015-11-16
    ➕
    HAMMERSLEY, Amanda Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-01-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund
  19. 2014-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RODDENLOFT BREWERY LTD
  20. 2014-01-14
    ➕
    HAMMERSLEY, George Douglas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Douglas Hammersley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/12/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Roddenloft House
Roddenloft
Mauchline
KA5 5HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HAMMERSLEY, Amanda Jane→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-16
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HAMMERSLEY, George Douglas→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-01-14
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
West of Scotland Loan Fund
A registered charge—05/01/201520/05/2020

Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-15