BERKHAMSTED SPORTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03885345 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-29
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 1999-11-30➕WALDEN, David appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-30➕DUFFICY, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 1999-11-30➕WALDEN, David appointeddirector
- 1999-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BERKHAMSTED SPORTS LIMITED
- 1999-11-29➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-29➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-29➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-11-29➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nicholas Dufficy Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Walden Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
C/O Kilvington Solicitors, Westmorland House
Market Square
Kirkby Stephen
Cumbria
CA17 4QT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
DUFFICY, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1999-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALDEN, David→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 1999-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-29 · resigned 1999-11-29
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-29 · resigned 1999-11-29
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Recent filings (69 total)
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2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-15