BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED

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04176705 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-09
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.08M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (69/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,080,073
Net assets shrinking
Down £151,468 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£885k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£314k£628k£941k£1.3m£1.6mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.08M£1.23M
Current assets£1.39M£1.57M
Cash£885.3k£957.0k
Debtors£345.1k£437.6k
Net assets£1.08M£1.23M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-06
    ➕
    STICKL, Otto Christian appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-06
    ➖
    TREW, Martin Brian resigned
    director
  4. 2026-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-13
    ➖
    GRAND, James resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-13
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2023-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-30
    ➕
    TREW, Martin Brian appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-26
    ➖
    KNAUFF, Horst Georg resigned
    director
  20. 2017-09-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2017-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    KNAUFF, Horst Georg appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-01
    ➖
    OBERHOFER, Hans Josef resigned
    director
  24. 2001-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED
  25. 2001-03-09
    ➕
    RHODES, John Eric appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-03-09
    ➕
    GRAND, James appointed
    director
  27. 2001-03-09
    ➕
    OBERHOFER, Hans Josef appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

6 Allied Business Centre
Coldharbour Lane
Harpenden
Herts
AL5 4UT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

RHODES, John Eric→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STICKL, Otto Christian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2026-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAND, James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-03-09 · resigned 2024-03-13
Resigned
KNAUFF, Horst Georg→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2017-09-26
Resigned
OBERHOFER, Hans Josef→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-03-09 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned
TREW, Martin Brian→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-03-30 · resigned 2026-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09