BERWICK ST JOHN COUNTRY FAYRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06682181 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-08-27

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

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (12 active, 23 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

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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	2024-11-30	2023-11-30

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

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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

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Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

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FOLLETT, Penny appointed
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2025-09-10
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PRICE, Jim Richrd appointed
director
2025-09-10
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SPINNEY, Thomas Peter resigned
director
2025-09-10
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BONE, Allister Harry resigned
director
2024-02-06
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SPINNEY, Thomas Peter appointed
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2024-02-06
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TOBY, Hamish resigned
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2023-08-22
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JEANS, Roy William resigned
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2022-08-31
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BLICK, Andrew James appointed
director
2021-11-30
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HUNT, Thomas David John appointed
director
2021-11-30
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SPARKES, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2021-11-30
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MAYHEW, Timothy Charles resigned
director
2021-11-30
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TOBY, Hamish appointed
director
2019-09-01
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HIRST, Stephen John appointed
director
2019-09-01
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SPARKES, Paul James appointed
director
2018-01-27
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MAYHEW, Timothy Charles appointed
director
2017-02-28
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MARKS, Gordon resigned
director
2017-02-17
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CARTER, Robert Frank resigned
director
2016-12-01
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SPARKES, Mary Anette resigned
director
2012-11-20
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LODGE, Christopher appointed
director
2011-04-12
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HALL, Louise Tracy appointed
secretary
2011-04-12
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BLICK, Sophie resigned
secretary
2011-04-12
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BLICK, Sophie resigned
director
2011-01-25
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LODGE, Helen Mary appointed
director
2011-01-25
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BONE, Allister Harry appointed
director
2011-01-25
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SPARKES, Richard Anthony resigned
director
2008-08-27
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Company incorporated
As BERWICK ST JOHN COUNTRY FAYRE LIMITED
2008-08-27
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MUNDY, Gerald appointed
director
2008-08-27
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POCOCK, Richard John Banister appointed
director
2008-08-27
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BLICK, Sophie appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Louise Tracy Hall Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56	—	25–50%	25-50% voting · firm interest	01/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2008-08-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 7, Town Farm Workshops Dean Lane

Sixpenny Handley

Salisbury

SP5 5PA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-10

Last: 2025-08-27