BERKELEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02157798 · ltd · incorporated 1987-08-26
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-81.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 28990SIC 28990
- 33200SIC 33200
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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).
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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £81,799
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£82k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£84k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-38.1k | £-153.6k |
| Current assets | £84.2k | £114.7k |
| Net assets | £-81.8k | £-197.2k |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-16➕OLKHOVYK, Alina appointedsecretary
- 2015-02-16➖HUNT, Wasana resignedsecretary
- 2015-02-16➖HUNT, Andrew Ivor resigneddirector
- 2005-04-04➖HUNT, Wasana resigneddirector
- 1987-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BERKELEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nickolas John Robert Hunt Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities
Registered office
Concord House White Cross
Zeals
Warminster
BA12 6PH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
HUNT, Wasana→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-02-16
HUNT, Andrew Ivor→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · resigned 2015-02-16
HUNT, Wasana→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2005-04-04
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Recent filings (93 total)
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2025-07-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-10