BERAN INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01802762 · ltd · incorporated 1984-03-23

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

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 26511

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 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

22 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 34.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 34.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

22 charges (22/22 with lender, 22/22 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

168 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2025-08-28
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accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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officers · AP01
2024-06-20
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KNIGHT, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2024-06-03
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officers · TM01
2024-05-31
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LOBATO, Rafael resigned
director
2024-04-18
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accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-03-14
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LOBATO, Freda Anne resigned
director
2022-03-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-16
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LOBATO, Rafael appointed
director
2021-08-16
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officers · AP01
2021-06-11
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accounts · AA
2020-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-08-13
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accounts · AA
2018-07-18
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officers · AP01
2018-07-17
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mortgage · MR01
2018-07-17
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mortgage · MR01
2018-07-12
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GRAHAM, Douglas Robert appointed
director
2018-07-11
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2018-07-11
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Satander UK PLC
2018-07-02
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accounts · AA
2017-01-16
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LOBATO, Freda Anne appointed
director
2016-03-08
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MCEVOY, Steven John resigned
director
2014-07-31
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2014-01-27
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ALLEN, Rachel Jane appointed
director
2013-11-01
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MCEVOY, Steven John appointed
director
2013-08-30
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Charge satisfied #15
2013-08-20
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Charge satisfied #16
2013-08-02
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee for Each of Its Group Members
2013-08-02
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee for Each of Its Group Members
2013-08-02
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2010-09-06
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Charge registered #16
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2010-08-24
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Charge satisfied #14
2010-08-24
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Charge satisfied #13
2010-08-24
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Charge satisfied #12
2010-08-20
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Charge registered #15
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2009-04-17
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LEE-RICHARDS, Elizabeth Bonnie resigned
director
2009-03-31
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2009-02-16
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LEE-RICHARDS, Elizabeth Bonnie appointed
director
2008-05-22
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2008-03-28
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BROWN, Anthony Malcolm resigned
director
2004-01-07
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Charge satisfied #9
2004-01-07
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Charge satisfied #8
2004-01-07
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Charge satisfied #7
2004-01-07
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Charge satisfied #6
2004-01-07
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Charge satisfied #5
2004-01-07
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Charge satisfied #4
2004-01-07
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Charge satisfied #3

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Condition Monitoring Technology Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Condition Monitoring Technology Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BERAN INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

This company · 01802762

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Condition Monitoring Technology Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1984-03-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511

Registered office

Hatchmoor Industrial Estate

Great Torrington

N.Devon

EX38 7HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29