BERKSHIRE COURT (TORQUAY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02307439 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-20
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£63
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 14 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £63

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£63
~ YoY
Current Assets
£63
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13£25£38£50£63Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£63£63
Current assets£63£63
Net assets£63£63

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-14
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    EVANS, Adrian appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-14
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    PAYNE, Geoffrey Richard Lawrence resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-20
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    BRADBURY, Auriol resigned
    director
  15. 2018-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-03-31
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    BRADBURY, Auriol appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-09
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    BENNETT-LOVSEY, Irena appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-09
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    RICHARDS, Mark Dean resigned
    director
  22. 2012-09-20
    ➖
    HAWARD, Brenda Grace resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-06-16
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    BENNETT LOVSEY, Frank John William resigned
    director
  24. 2011-06-16
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    PAYNE, Geoffrey Richard Lawrence appointed
    director
  25. 2011-03-09
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Mark Dean appointed
    director
  26. 2011-03-08
    ➖
    BARWISE, Ann Frances resigned
    director
  27. 2011-03-08
    ➖
    PAYNE, Geoffrey Richard Lawrence resigned
    director
  28. 2010-03-25
    ➖
    KNOCK, Hugh resigned
    secretary
  29. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Angela appointed
    secretary
  30. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    HAWARD, Brenda Grace appointed
    secretary
  31. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    BARWISE, Ann Frances appointed
    director
  32. 2010-03-23
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Angela None resigned
    director
  33. 2009-04-28
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Angela None resigned
    director
  34. 2009-04-26
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    RICHARDS, Angela None appointed
    director
  35. 2009-03-26
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Angela None appointed
    director
  36. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    KNOCK, Hugh appointed
    secretary
  37. 2006-07-01
    ➖
    TORBAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2006-07-01
    ➖
    LONGBOTTOM, John resigned
    director
  39. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    BENNETT LOVSEY, Frank John William appointed
    director
  40. 2004-08-03
    ➕
    PAYNE, Geoffrey Richard Lawrence appointed
    director
  41. 2004-08-02
    ➖
    HAWARD, Brenda Grace resigned
    secretary
  42. 2004-08-02
    ➕
    TORBAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  43. 2004-08-02
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    REDWOOD, Doris Lavinia resigned
    director
  44. 1997-11-07
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    LONGBOTTOM, John appointed
    director
  45. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    HAWARD, Brenda Grace appointed
    secretary
  46. 1997-09-30
    ➖
    DOOLEY, Brenda resigned
    secretary
  47. 1996-02-01
    ➕
    DOOLEY, Brenda appointed
    secretary
  48. 1996-02-01
    ➖
    WATSON, Elizabeth Shirley Ann resigned
    secretary
  49. 1996-02-01
    ➕
    REDWOOD, Doris Lavinia appointed
    director
  50. 1996-02-01
    ➖
    WATSON, Elizabeth Shirley Ann resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

27 Grosvenor Avenue
Torquay
TQ2 7LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

RICHARDS, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT-LOVSEY, Irena→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Adrian→
director · ~82y · appointed 2024-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOOLEY, Brenda→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-01 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
HAWARD, Brenda Grace→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2012-09-20
Resigned
HAWARD, Brenda Grace→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2004-08-02
Resigned
KNOCK, Hugh→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
WATSON, Elizabeth Shirley Ann→
secretary · resigned 1996-02-01
Resigned
TORBAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-02 · resigned 2006-07-01
Resigned
BARWISE, Ann Frances→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2011-03-08
Resigned
BENNETT LOVSEY, Frank John William→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2011-06-16
Resigned
BRADBURY, Auriol→
director · ~89y · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2019-03-20
Resigned
LONGBOTTOM, John→
director · ~98y · appointed 1997-11-07 · resigned 2006-07-01
Resigned
PAYNE, Geoffrey Richard Lawrence→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-06-16 · resigned 2024-09-14
Resigned
PAYNE, Geoffrey Richard Lawrence→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2011-03-08
Resigned
REDWOOD, Doris Lavinia→
director · ~102y · appointed 1996-02-01 · resigned 2004-08-02
Resigned
RICHARDS, Angela None→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-04-26 · resigned 2010-03-23
Resigned
RICHARDS, Angela None→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-03-26 · resigned 2009-04-28
Resigned
RICHARDS, Mark Dean→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-03-09 · resigned 2016-03-09
Resigned
WATSON, Elizabeth Shirley Ann→
director · ~89y · resigned 1996-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (129 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12