BERRY GARDENS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01719714 · ltd · incorporated 1983-05-03
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
59 officers (2 active, 59 linked, 55 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
213 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (129 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-25➖O'BRIEN, Thomas Allen resigneddirector
- 2025-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-01➕GILLAM, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-12➖ALLEN, Nicholas resignedsecretary
- 2024-03-12➖ALLEN, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2024-02-26➕STOMP, Wyard appointeddirector
- 2024-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-15📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2023-08-30➖DE KRUIFF, Sjors Jan Wouter resigneddirector
- 2023-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-17➖ALLWELL, Russell Alexander resigneddirector
- 2022-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-31➕ALLWELL, Russell Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-10-31➕DE KRUIFF, Sjors Jan Wouter appointeddirector
- 2022-10-31➖HARRISON, Robert Howard resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31➖KELLY, Timothy Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31➖KENISTON-COOPER, Graham resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31➖KIDSON, Charles Richard resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31➕O'BRIEN, Thomas Allen appointeddirector
- 2022-10-31➖PASCALL, Robert Keith resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31➖RAINES, Wayne resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31➖RUTHERFORD, Scott Alexander resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31➖WALKER, Robin Peter resigneddirector
- 2022-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-22➕RAINES, Wayne appointeddirector
- 2022-01-04➕RUTHERFORD, Scott Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-05-12➖KRISHNAN, Siva Kumar resigneddirector
- 2020-12-16➖REGAN, Marion Frances resigneddirector
- 2020-10-06➕KRISHNAN, Siva Kumar appointeddirector
- 2020-09-01➕KELLY, Timothy Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2020-07-29➖BROWN, Iain Mckenzie resigneddirector
- 2020-05-21➕BROWN, Iain Mckenzie appointeddirector
- 2020-04-22➖BROOKS, Alastair Henry resigneddirector
- 2019-11-25➖NORTHCROFT, David Stuart resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 129 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Registered office
Unit 20 Wares Farm, Redwall Lane
Linton
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 4BA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (2 active · 57 resigned)
GILLAM, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-10-01
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STOMP, Wyard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-02-26
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ALLEN, Nicholas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2024-03-12
MACGREGOR, David Joseph Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-03-04 · resigned 2009-05-31
MAGATTI, Teresa Veronica→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1996-03-04
ROSS, Ian Victor→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-01-10
ALLEN, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-01-26 · resigned 2024-03-12
ALLWELL, Russell Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-10-31 · resigned 2023-01-17
ASHBY, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2007-02-06 · resigned 2007-12-31
BARRIE, William Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2017-04-27
BOUCHER, Hugh Alexander Comyn→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 1995-11-06
BROOKS, Alastair Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-03-03 · resigned 2020-04-22
BROOKS, Alastair Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1992-05-14 · resigned 2007-02-06
BROWN, Iain Mckenzie→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-05-21 · resigned 2020-07-29
BROWN, Roy Drysdale→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2002-06-11
CRAGG, Nicholas Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 1995-11-06
CRITCHLEY, Ian Williamson→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 1995-11-06
DAVISON, Angus James→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1992-05-14 · resigned 2007-02-06
DE KRUIFF, Sjors Jan Wouter→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-10-31 · resigned 2023-08-30
EGAN, Patrick Valentine Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1998-10-19 · resigned 2002-07-16
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/04/2016 | 14/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/07/1983 | 25/10/2016 |
Recent filings (213 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-26
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03