BERRYCROFT STORES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00510546 · ltd · incorporated 1952-08-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£509.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 46.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £509,502
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£308k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£510k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£732k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £512.3k | £499.9k |
| Current assets | £732.1k | £716.4k |
| Cash | £307.6k | £386.2k |
| Debtors | £256.7k | £184.9k |
| Net assets | £509.5k | £496.7k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-24➕TRIMMER, Jake Christopher appointeddirector
- 2023-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-01➕TRIMMER, Lewis James appointeddirector
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-04-06➖LING, Shirley June resignedsecretary
- 2016-04-06➖LING, Shirley June resigneddirector
- 2005-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2005-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1995-07-29➖BURTON, Trevor F resigneddirector
- 1992-11-01➕GILL, Colin Johnn appointeddirector
- 1992-11-01➕TRIMMER, Mark Christopher appointeddirector
- 1992-07-05➖LING, Peter resigneddirector
- 1985-10-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1980-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
- 1952-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BERRYCROFT STORES LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Lewis James Trimmer Individual · English · DOB 10/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/07/2023 |
Mr Jake Christopher Trimmer Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Christopher Trimmerceased 31/07/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1952-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
Berrycroft Stores
Willingham
Cambridge
CB24 5JY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
GILL, Colin Johnn→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 1992-11-01
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TRIMMER, Jake Christopher→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-07-24
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TRIMMER, Lewis James→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-11-01
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TRIMMER, Mark Christopher→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1992-11-01
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LING, Shirley June→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2016-04-06
BURTON, Trevor F→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1995-07-29
LING, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 1992-07-05
LING, Shirley June→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2016-04-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 31/10/1985 | 09/08/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank LTD | Debenture | 1 property | 04/04/1980 | 09/08/2005 |
Recent filings (103 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27