S. BERI & CO. LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05500209 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-06
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2021
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £4,163

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£214
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£833£2k£2k£3k£4kJul 2020Jul 2021

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2021-07-312020-07-31
Total assets£4.2k£214
Current assets£214£214
Net assets£4.2k£4.2k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2023-01-03
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2022-09-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-28
    ➕
    BERI, Suneel appointed
    secretary
  7. 2020-07-28
    ➖
    BERI, Deepika Chauhan resigned
    secretary
  8. 2020-07-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-07-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-07-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-07-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-07-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-12-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2014-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-08-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2013-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2005-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As S. BERI & CO. LIMITED
  24. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    BERI, Suneel appointed
    director
  25. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    BERI, Deepika Chauhan appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-01-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Suneel Beri
Individual · Indian · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

21 Woolcombes Court Princes Riverside Road
London
SE16 5RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2021-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

BERI, Suneel→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-28
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Active
BERI, Suneel→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-07-06
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Active
BERI, Deepika Chauhan→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-06 · resigned 2020-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-01-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-08