BERRYMAN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05572673 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-23
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£85
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £85
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£85
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-26 | 2023-11-26 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £85 | £85 |
| Net assets | £85 | £85 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-01➕BERRYMAN, Juliette appointeddirector
- 2013-07-22➕BERRYMAN, Dawn Elizabeth Belshaw appointeddirector
- 2013-06-23➖BERRYMAN, James Alan resigneddirector
- 2005-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BERRYMAN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2005-09-23➕BERRYMAN, Dawn Elizabeth Belshaw appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-23➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-09-23➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-09-23➕BERRYMAN, James Alan appointeddirector
- 2005-09-23➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-09-23➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERRYMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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 13 years.
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Dawn Elizabeth Belshaw Berryman Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Juliette Berryman Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
820 The Crescent Colchester Business Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9YQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last made up to: 2024-11-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BERRYMAN, Dawn Elizabeth Belshaw→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BERRYMAN, Dawn Elizabeth Belshaw→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BERRYMAN, Juliette→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2005-09-23
BERRYMAN, James Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2013-06-23
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2005-09-23
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Recent filings (67 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23