BERKSHIRE CUTOUTS LIMITED

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02456996 · ltd · incorporated 1990-01-08
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£48.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.1y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,208

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£48k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£35
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£48kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£48.2k£47.5k
Current assets£35£2.0k
Net assets£48.2k£47.5k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2023-01-03
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  5. 2022-08-02
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  6. 2021-12-30
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  7. 2021-03-29
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  8. 2019-12-31
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  9. 2018-12-31
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  10. 2017-12-28
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  11. 2017-06-07
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  12. 2016-12-31
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  13. 2016-02-16
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  14. 2015-12-31
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  15. 2013-01-01
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    WOODFIELD, Phylis resigned
    secretary
  16. 2006-06-14
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    HOUGHAM, Alison Jane resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-06-14
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    WOODFIELD, Phylis appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-06-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2002-07-10
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    LLOYD, Debra Jane resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-06-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  21. 2002-04-12
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    HOUGHAM, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-06-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 1999-12-01
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    LLOYD, Debra Jane appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-12-01
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    WEBB, Paul Richard resigned
    secretary
  25. 1999-12-01
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    WEBB, Paul Richard resigned
    director
  26. 1995-08-03
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    ADAMS, Gary resigned
    secretary
  27. 1995-08-03
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    WEBB, Paul Richard appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-08-03
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    ADAMS, Gary resigned
    director
  29. 1995-07-10
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    WARWICK, Andrew William resigned
    director
  30. 1995-05-11
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    WARWICK, Andrew William appointed
    director
  31. 1995-05-11
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    WEBB, Paul Richard appointed
    director
  32. 1995-04-05
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    WOODFIELD, Geoffrey Alan appointed
    director
  33. 1995-04-05
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    CHIVERS, Leslie Arthur resigned
    director
  34. 1990-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BERKSHIRE CUTOUTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 37 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geoffrey Alan Woodfield
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

26 High Street
Haslemere
GU27 2HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

WOODFIELD, Geoffrey Alan→
director · ~67y · appointed 1995-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Gary→
secretary · resigned 1995-08-03
Resigned
HOUGHAM, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2006-06-14
Resigned
LLOYD, Debra Jane→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2002-07-10
Resigned
WEBB, Paul Richard→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
WOODFIELD, Phylis→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
ADAMS, Gary→
director · ~70y · resigned 1995-08-03
Resigned
CHIVERS, Leslie Arthur→
director · ~92y · resigned 1995-04-05
Resigned
WARWICK, Andrew William→
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1995-07-10
Resigned
WEBB, Paul Richard→
director · ~67y · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property27/06/2002—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property30/06/200103/06/2006
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31