BERRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02582365 · ltd · incorporated 1991-02-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.20M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £2,202,603
Net assets shrinking
Down £54,440 YoY
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£747k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£2.2m
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£451k£903k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.20M£2.26M
Current assets£1.60M£1.49M
Cash£746.5k£645.9k
Debtors£857.3k£848.3k
Net assets£2.20M£2.26M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-12-19
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-12-12
    ➕
    BERRY, Marged Mackenzie appointed
    director
  13. 2019-12-12
    ➕
    DOOLEY, Nia Mackenzie appointed
    director
  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-03-25
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    BERRY, Aeddan Owen appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-25
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    BERRY, Ynyr Cadwaladr appointed
    director
  19. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 1991-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BERRY LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERRY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Sioned Elin Berry
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/04/2016
Mr David Mackenzie Berry
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

Cae Sinsir, Hen Llandegfan
Menai Bridge
Gwynedd
LL59 5PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)

BERRY, David Mackenzie→
secretary
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Active
BERRY, Aeddan Owen→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-03-25
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Active
BERRY, David Mackenzie→
director · ~72y
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Active
BERRY, Marged Mackenzie→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-12-12
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Active
BERRY, Sioned Elin, Dr→
director · ~70y
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Active
BERRY, Ynyr Cadwaladr→
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-03-25
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Active
DOOLEY, Nia Mackenzie→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-12-12
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Active

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Recent filings (88 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04