BERG-DAVIES ASSOCIATES LTD

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07670006 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£51.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66190Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,050

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£51k
Current Assets
£75k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£54.1k
Current assets£74.6k
Net assets£51.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-01-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2022-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-01-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-12-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2020-12-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BERG-DAVIES ASSOCIATES LTD
  20. 2011-06-14
    ➕
    DAVIES, Kerstin Ann-Marie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-06-14
    ➕
    DAVIES, Roger Alan appointed
    director

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 "DAVIES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger Alan Davies
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Kerstin Ann-Marie Davies
Individual · Swedish · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/06/2018

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
Incorporated2011-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

3 Highbank Meadow Westhorpe Road
Finningham
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 4TY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIES, Kerstin Ann-Marie→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-14
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Active
DAVIES, Roger Alan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-06-14
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Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14