BERKELEY HURRELL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08411689 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-20
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  5. 2023-10-16
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    IMCO DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  6. 2023-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-08-16
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    TUCKER, Andrew resigned
    director
  8. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-12-31
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    RUCKER, Nicholas Patrick Hamilton resigned
    director
  13. 2020-08-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-08-27
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    GAVIN, Laurence resigned
    secretary
  15. 2020-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-06-04
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    MERRICK, Andrew David resigned
    director
  18. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2017-11-08
    ➖
    JONES, Timothy Thornton resigned
    director
  22. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Craig Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    GAVIN, Laurence appointed
    secretary
  24. 2014-11-05
    ➖
    HURRELL, Dorothy resigned
    director
  25. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    MERRICK, Andrew David appointed
    director
  26. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    TUCKER, Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2013-05-23
    ➖
    PICKERILL, Geoffrey Martin resigned
    director
  28. 2013-04-16
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    HURRELL, Dorothy appointed
    director
  29. 2013-04-16
    ➕
    JONES, Timothy Thornton appointed
    director
  30. 2013-04-16
    ➕
    RUCKER, Nicholas Patrick Hamilton appointed
    director
  31. 2013-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BERKELEY HURRELL LIMITED
  32. 2013-02-20
    ➕
    PICKERILL, Geoffrey Martin 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Berkeley Law Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Berkeley Law Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
BERKELEY HURRELL LIMITED
This company · 08411689

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Berkeley Law Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Riverside East
2 Millsands
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S3 8DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MARSHALL, Craig Alexander→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IMCO DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2023-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAVIN, Laurence→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-05 · resigned 2020-08-27
Resigned
HURRELL, Dorothy→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-04-16 · resigned 2014-11-05
Resigned
JONES, Timothy Thornton→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-04-16 · resigned 2017-11-08
Resigned
MERRICK, Andrew David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-11-05 · resigned 2019-06-04
Resigned
PICKERILL, Geoffrey Martin→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-02-20 · resigned 2013-05-23
Resigned
RUCKER, Nicholas Patrick Hamilton→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-16 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
TUCKER, Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-11-05 · resigned 2023-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2023-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-13