BERKSHIRE CARAVANS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04639675 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-17
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-23
    ➕
    COLLISTER, Thomas Robert appointed
    director
  10. 2018-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-01-17
    ➕
    COLLISTER, Janet appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-01-17
    ➖
    COLLISTER, Guy Richard resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-05-27
    ➕
    COLLISTER, Guy Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2009-05-27
    ➕
    COLLISTER, Guy Richard appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-05-27
    ➖
    WOODWARD, Nicola Maureen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-05-27
    ➖
    WOODWARD, Roger Clive resigned
    director
  23. 2003-03-14
    ➕
    WOODWARD, Nicola Maureen appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-14
    ➖
    SHERBOURNE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2003-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BERKSHIRE CARAVANS LIMITED
  26. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    SHERBOURNE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-01-17
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    WOODWARD, Roger Clive appointed
    director
  30. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-01-17
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Guy Richard Collister
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Greatfield
Wootton Bassett
Swindon
SN4 8EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

COLLISTER, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-17
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Active
COLLISTER, Guy Richard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-05-27
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Active
COLLISTER, Thomas Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLISTER, Guy Richard→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-27 · resigned 2010-01-17
Resigned
WOODWARD, Nicola Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2009-05-27
Resigned
SHERBOURNE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2003-03-14
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2003-01-17
Resigned
WOODWARD, Roger Clive→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2009-05-27
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2003-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-01