BERSHAM (GLENSIDE) LTD

🌳Matureactive

05702891 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-08

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
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

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2025-03-12
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address · AD01
2025-03-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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capital · SH02
2024-10-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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officers · AP01
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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SMYTH, Josephine appointed
director
2021-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-07
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officers · AP01
2018-03-07
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officers · TM01
2018-03-01
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SMYTH, Thomas appointed
director
2018-03-01
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SMYTH, Damian Thomas resigned
director
2017-12-01
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SMYTH, Damian Thomas appointed
director
2017-12-01
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SMYTH, Thomas resigned
director
2016-01-10
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SMYTH, Thomas appointed
secretary
2016-01-10
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SMYTH, Damian resigned
secretary
2016-01-10
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KILLETT, Michael resigned
director
2016-01-10
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SMYTH, Damian Thomas resigned
director
2016-01-10
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SMYTH, Thomas appointed
director
2015-02-01
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SMYTH, Damian appointed
secretary
2015-02-01
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SMYTH, Sophie resigned
secretary
2015-02-01
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SMYTH, Damian Thomas appointed
director
2015-02-01
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SMYTH, Sophie resigned
director
2013-08-01
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SMYTH, Thomas resigned
director
2013-07-15
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SMYTH, Thomas appointed
director
2013-04-01
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SMYTH, Josephine resigned
secretary
2013-04-01
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SMYTH, Sophie appointed
secretary
2013-04-01
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SMYTH, Josephine resigned
director
2013-04-01
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SMYTH, Sophie appointed
director
2010-05-01
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SMYTH, Josephine appointed
director
2006-07-18
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KILLETT, Michael appointed
director
2006-07-18
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SMYTH, Thomas resigned
director
2006-02-08
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Company incorporated
As BERSHAM (GLENSIDE) LTD
2006-02-08
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SMYTH, Josephine appointed
secretary
2006-02-08
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SMYTH, Thomas appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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.
+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

76/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Josephine Smyth Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest	08/02/2017
Mr Thomas Smyth Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest	19/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-02-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Melbourne Clock Lane

Bickenhill

Solihull

B92 0DX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-26

Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

SMYTH, Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2016-01-10

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Active

SMYTH, Josephine→

director · ~68y · appointed 2021-03-15

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Active

SMYTH, Thomas→

director · ~70y · appointed 2018-03-01

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Active

SMYTH, Damian→

secretary · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2016-01-10

Resigned

SMYTH, Josephine→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2013-04-01

Resigned

SMYTH, Sophie→

secretary · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2015-02-01

Resigned

KILLETT, Michael→

director · ~78y · appointed 2006-07-18 · resigned 2016-01-10

Resigned

SMYTH, Damian Thomas→

director · ~40y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2018-03-01

Resigned

SMYTH, Damian Thomas→

director · ~40y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2016-01-10

Resigned

SMYTH, Josephine→

director · ~68y · appointed 2010-05-01 · resigned 2013-04-01

Resigned

SMYTH, Sophie→

director · ~34y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2015-02-01

Resigned

SMYTH, Thomas→

director · ~70y · appointed 2016-01-10 · resigned 2017-12-01

Resigned

SMYTH, Thomas→

director · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-15 · resigned 2013-08-01

Resigned

SMYTH, Thomas→

director · ~70y · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-07-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-08

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2024-10-31

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-30

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-01-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-28