BERRY BROTHERS (FARMS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01238459 · ltd · incorporated 1975-12-23
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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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
13 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 46.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
150 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-01➖LYONS, Kathleen resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-09🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 2024-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-17🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 2024-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-25🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 2024-03-25🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2022-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2022-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2022-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-02-22🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 2022-02-22🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 2022-02-22🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 2021-12-08🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 2021-11-23➕LYONS, Kathleen appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-02-27➕BERRY, David appointeddirector
- 2020-02-27➕BERRY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-02-27➕BERRY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2020-02-27➖BERRY, Norah Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-27➖BERRY, John resigneddirector
- 2020-02-27➖BERRY, Norah Margaret resigneddirector
- 2019-07-26➖BERRY, Joyce Mary resigneddirector
- 1996-04-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1988-11-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1988-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1988-05-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERRY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Berry Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/12/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Norah Margaret Berryceased 16/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr John Berryceased 15/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Crank Hall Farm Crank Road
Crank
St Helens
Merseyside
WA11 7RX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
BERRY, David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERRY, Peter→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BERRY, Norah Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2020-02-27
LYONS, Kathleen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-11-23 · resigned 2024-09-01
BERRY, John→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2020-02-27
BERRY, Joyce Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2019-07-26
BERRY, Norah Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2020-02-27
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Mortgages & charges
13
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:13 of 13 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 25/03/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/02/2022 | 02/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/02/2022 | 02/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/02/2022 | 02/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/12/2021 | 02/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/04/1996 | 02/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/11/1988 | 02/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/05/1988 | 02/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/05/1988 | 23/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 15/02/1980 | 06/06/1988 |
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Recent filings (150 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19