BERKELEY, BURKE & COMPANY LIMITED

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01134860 · ltd · incorporated 1973-09-18
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). 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 43.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
22 officers (1 active, 22 linked, 21 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
159 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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  2. 2025-03-05
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  3. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-09-21
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-22
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  6. 2022-03-03
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  7. 2021-11-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  8. 2021-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
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  10. 2021-03-08
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  11. 2020-12-08
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  12. 2020-12-07
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    COX, Mark Antony resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-11-02
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-10-31
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    EMERY, Andrew James William resigned
    director
  15. 2020-09-25
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    GOTCH, Nicola resigned
    director
  16. 2020-09-25
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-09-25
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  18. 2020-09-24
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    DURANT, Anthony James resigned
    director
  19. 2020-08-27
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  20. 2020-08-21
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    CROXTON, Roger Edward resigned
    director
  21. 2020-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-03-02
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    STEEL, Kim Christine resigned
    director
  23. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2018-09-03
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    PRIESTLEY, Angela Mary resigned
    director
  26. 2017-07-01
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    MEYER, Donald Detlef Friederich resigned
    director
  27. 2016-04-30
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    SANSONE, Giovanni Ciro resigned
    director
  28. 2014-09-01
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    GOTCH, Nicola appointed
    director
  29. 2014-07-01
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    EMERY, Andrew James William appointed
    director
  30. 2014-07-01
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    ROBERTS, Gareth Charles resigned
    director
  31. 2013-03-01
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    BERKELEY, James Robert Fitzhardinge resigned
    director
  32. 2012-11-23
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    SANTANEY, David Kenneth resigned
    director
  33. 2011-06-01
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    SANSONE, Giovanni Ciro appointed
    director
  34. 2009-10-02
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    ANDRUSIER, Adrian Gilbert resigned
    director
  35. 2009-01-01
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    BERKELEY, James Robert Fitzhardinge appointed
    director
  36. 2008-09-23
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    BERKELEY, James Robert Fitzhardinge resigned
    director
  37. 2008-09-23
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    MARTIN, Nigel Rodney resigned
    director
  38. 2008-06-30
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    SHELTON, Peter Thomas resigned
    director
  39. 2008-02-01
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    STEEL, Kim Christine appointed
    director
  40. 2007-11-12
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    DURANT, Anthony James appointed
    director
  41. 2007-08-31
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    ELLIS, Wayne resigned
    director
  42. 2007-06-15
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    MURRAY, Robert resigned
    director
  43. 2005-07-01
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    ROBERTS, Gareth Charles appointed
    director
  44. 2005-01-20
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    ELLIS, Wayne appointed
    director
  45. 2004-10-15
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    HILLIER, Garry James resigned
    director
  46. 2004-10-01
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    SANTANEY, David Kenneth appointed
    director
  47. 2004-05-04
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    ANDRUSIER, Adrian Gilbert appointed
    director
  48. 2004-05-04
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    HILLIER, Garry James appointed
    director
  49. 2003-12-31
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    BANKS, Reginald Michael resigned
    director
  50. 2002-01-01
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    MEYER, Donald Detlef Friederich appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERKELEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Grahame James Fitzhardinge Berkeley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1942 · age 84
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Berkeley Burke Group Limitedceased 01/01/2021· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Bluebell Cottage Catthorpe Road
Shawell
Lutterworth
LE17 6AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 21 resigned)

BERKELEY, Grahame James Fitzhardinge→
director · ~84y · appointed 1991-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Mark Antony→
secretary · resigned 2020-12-07
Resigned
ANDRUSIER, Adrian Gilbert→
director · ~82y · appointed 2004-05-04 · resigned 2009-10-02
Resigned
BANKS, Reginald Michael→
director · ~86y · appointed 1998-01-16 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
BEECH, Donald John→
director · ~65y · resigned 1993-11-17
Resigned
BERKELEY, James Robert Fitzhardinge→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2013-03-01
Resigned
BERKELEY, James Robert Fitzhardinge→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2008-09-23
Resigned
CROXTON, Roger Edward→
director · ~66y · appointed 1993-08-09 · resigned 2020-08-21
Resigned
DURANT, Anthony James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2020-09-24
Resigned
ELLIS, Wayne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-20 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned
EMERY, Andrew James William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
GOTCH, Nicola→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2020-09-25
Resigned
HILLIER, Garry James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-05-04 · resigned 2004-10-15
Resigned
MARTIN, Nigel Rodney→
director · ~82y · resigned 2008-09-23
Resigned
MEYER, Donald Detlef Friederich→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
MURRAY, Robert→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-04-13 · resigned 2007-06-15
Resigned
PRIESTLEY, Angela Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 2018-09-03
Resigned
ROBERTS, Gareth Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
SANSONE, Giovanni Ciro→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2016-04-30
Resigned
SANTANEY, David Kenneth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2012-11-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
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Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Williams & Glyn's Bank .
Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC.
Debenture1 property20/10/198216/09/1994

Recent filings (159 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-08