BRIDGE COURT MANAGEMENT (BERWICK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02253925 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-05-09
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (68/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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£409£818£1k£2k£2kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-30
Total assets—£2.0k
Current assets—£2.0k
Net assets—£1.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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  2. 2026-01-19
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  3. 2026-01-15
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    BOWELL, Kathleen resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-12
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  6. 2023-02-23
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  7. 2022-05-04
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  8. 2021-03-05
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  9. 2020-02-20
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  10. 2019-02-08
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  11. 2018-04-03
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  12. 2017-06-07
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  13. 2016-03-05
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  14. 2016-02-12
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  15. 2016-02-11
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  16. 2015-01-29
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  17. 2007-06-01
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    BOWELL, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-06-01
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    HYNES, Kathleen Margaret resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-06-01
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    BOWELL, Kathleen appointed
    director
  20. 2007-06-01
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    HYNES, Kathleen Margaret resigned
    director
  21. 2002-09-20
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    HYNES, Kathleen Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-09-20
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    RITCHIE, Cathryn resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-09-20
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    HYNES, Kathleen Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2002-09-20
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    RITCHIE, Cathryn resigned
    director
  25. 1995-12-04
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    ALLATT, Douglas John resigned
    secretary
  26. 1995-12-04
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    RITCHIE, Cathryn appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-12-04
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    ALLATT, Douglas John resigned
    director
  28. 1995-12-04
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    RITCHIE, Cathryn appointed
    director
  29. 1994-12-15
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    DIXON, Wayne appointed
    director
  30. 1994-12-15
    ➕
    ALLATT, Douglas John appointed
    secretary
  31. 1994-12-15
    ➖
    FRASER, Alan Hugh resigned
    secretary
  32. 1994-12-15
    ➖
    FRASER, Alan Hugh resigned
    director
  33. 1993-11-01
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    FRASER, Alan Hugh appointed
    secretary
  34. 1993-11-01
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    THOMSON, Una Isabella resigned
    secretary
  35. 1993-11-01
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    ALLATT, Douglas John appointed
    director
  36. 1993-11-01
    ➕
    FRASER, Alan Hugh appointed
    director
  37. 1993-11-01
    ➖
    THOMSON, Una Isabella resigned
    director
  38. 1993-11-01
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    WALLACE, Dawn Elizabeth resigned
    director
  39. 1988-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGE COURT MANAGEMENT (BERWICK) LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1988-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

1 Bridge Court
Tweedmouth
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 2HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

BOWELL, Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-01
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Active
DIXON, Wayne→
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLATT, Douglas John→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-15 · resigned 1995-12-04
Resigned
FRASER, Alan Hugh→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 1994-12-15
Resigned
HYNES, Kathleen Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
RITCHIE, Cathryn→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-04 · resigned 2002-09-20
Resigned
THOMSON, Una Isabella→
secretary · resigned 1993-11-01
Resigned
ALLATT, Douglas John→
director · ~64y · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 1995-12-04
Resigned
BOWELL, Kathleen→
director · ~84y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned
FRASER, Alan Hugh→
director · ~57y · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 1994-12-15
Resigned
HYNES, Kathleen Margaret→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
RITCHIE, Cathryn→
director · ~57y · appointed 1995-12-04 · resigned 2002-09-20
Resigned
THOMSON, Una Isabella→
director · ~62y · resigned 1993-11-01
Resigned
WALLACE, Dawn Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · resigned 1993-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16