BERKELEY HUNT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

🌳Matureactive

04390757 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-03-08

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

—

year to Nov 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

50 officers (6 active, 50 linked, 45 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

185 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand

2026-05-30
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-05-29
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DANIELL, Richard Thomas resigned
director
2026-05-29
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GOLDINGHAM, Charles John, Mr. resigned
director
2026-05-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
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BALL, Kathryn Rosina resigned
director
2025-12-23
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BLANCH, David Wickham Digby resigned
director
2025-12-23
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DIXON, Edward Stuart resigned
director
2025-12-23
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GARRETT, Derek Colin resigned
director
2025-12-23
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GREY, Martin John resigned
director
2025-12-23
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SPRATT, David John resigned
director
2025-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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CULLIMORE, David resigned
director
2022-09-20
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FRY, Stephanie Ann resigned
director
2022-09-20
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GREY, Jenny resigned
director
2022-09-20
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WRIGHT, Matthew resigned
director
2022-09-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-22
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2019-11-14
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GREY, Jenny appointed
director
2019-01-05
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DIXON, Edward Stuart appointed
director
2018-12-31
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BELL, Jenny-Anne appointed
secretary
2018-12-31
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BLAKEN, Matthew Howard appointed
director
2018-12-31
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BLAKEN, Matthew resigned
secretary
2018-12-31
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ELLIOT, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2018-12-31
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HARDING, Robert John resigned
director
2018-12-31
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KING, Timothy Geoffrey resigned
director
2018-12-31
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LORD, Daniel James resigned
director
2018-12-31
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SIMMONS, Christopher Mark resigned
director
2018-12-31
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WEBB, Victor John resigned
director
2018-12-31
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WILCOCK, Anthony John resigned
director
2018-04-12
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BALL, Simon Richard appointed
director
2018-04-12
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BALL, Kathryn Rosina appointed
director
2018-04-12
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GREY, Martin John appointed
director
2018-04-12
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WRIGHT, Matthew appointed
director
2016-05-26
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BLAKEN, Matthew appointed
secretary
2016-05-26
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CARTER, Christine resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 115 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 med ·

8 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BALL, Kathryn Rosina resigned 2025-12-23; BLANCH, David Wickham Digby resigned 2025-12-23; DANIELL, Richard Thomas resigned 2026-05-29

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-03-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Green Head

Ormside

Appleby-In-Westmorland

CA16 6EJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (6 active · 44 resigned)

BELL, Jenny-Anne→

secretary · appointed 2018-12-31

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Active

BALL, Simon Richard→

director · ~46y · appointed 2018-04-12

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Active

BENNETT, William John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-04-18

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Active

BLAKEN, Matthew Howard→

director · ~49y · appointed 2018-12-31

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Active

GREY, Robert Edric→

director · ~74y · appointed 2002-04-18

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Active

WESTON, Angela Josina→

director · ~71y · appointed 2009-04-30

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Active

BLAKEN, Matthew→

secretary · appointed 2016-05-26 · resigned 2018-12-31

Resigned

CARTER, Christine→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-18 · resigned 2016-05-26

Resigned

ST JAMES SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2002-04-18

Resigned

BALL, Kathryn Rosina→

director · ~39y · appointed 2018-04-12 · resigned 2025-12-23

Resigned

BENNETT, Francis David John→

director · ~107y · appointed 2002-04-18 · resigned 2012-04-01

Resigned

BLANCH, David Wickham Digby→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-05-15 · resigned 2025-12-23

Resigned

BLANCH, David Wickham Digby→

director · ~62y · appointed 2002-08-08 · resigned 2011-05-01

Resigned

CARTER, John Terence→

director · ~89y · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2016-05-26

Resigned

CARTER, Richard→

director · ~78y · appointed 2002-08-08 · resigned 2013-01-30

Resigned

CLARKE, Paula Jane→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-07-28 · resigned 2016-05-26

Resigned

CULLIMORE, David→

director · ~68y · appointed 2002-04-18 · resigned 2022-09-20

Resigned

DANIELL, Christopher John→

director · ~77y · appointed 2002-04-18 · resigned 2012-04-01

Resigned

DANIELL, Richard Thomas→

director · ~49y · appointed 2006-04-26 · resigned 2026-05-29

Resigned

DIXON, Edward Stuart→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-01-05 · resigned 2025-12-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (185 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2026-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-29