BERKELEY LAW TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09064493 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-30
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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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (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 (82/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-09
    ➕
    NIJJAR, Gurminder Kaur appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-09
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    RUFFEL, Alexandra Marguerite resigned
    director
  8. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-08-16
    ➖
    TUCKER, Andrew resigned
    director
  11. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-12-31
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    RUCKER, Nicholas Patrick Hamilton resigned
    director
  16. 2020-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-06-04
    ➖
    MERRICK, Andrew David resigned
    director
  19. 2019-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-11-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2017-11-08
    ➖
    THORNTON JONES, Timothy resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Craig Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    MERRICK, Andrew David appointed
    director
  25. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    TUCKER, Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2014-06-05
    ➖
    PICKERILL, Geoffrey Martin resigned
    director
  27. 2014-06-04
    ➕
    RUCKER, Nicholas Patrick Hamilton appointed
    director
  28. 2014-06-04
    ➕
    RUFFEL, Alexandra Marguerite appointed
    director
  29. 2014-06-04
    ➕
    THORNTON JONES, Timothy appointed
    director
  30. 2014-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BERKELEY LAW TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2014-05-30
    ➕
    PICKERILL, Geoffrey Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +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
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BERKELEY LAW TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 09064493

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
Incorporated2014-05-30
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: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MARSHALL, Craig Alexander→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIJJAR, Gurminder Kaur→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRICK, Andrew David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-11-05 · resigned 2019-06-04
Resigned
PICKERILL, Geoffrey Martin→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-05-30 · resigned 2014-06-05
Resigned
RUCKER, Nicholas Patrick Hamilton→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-06-04 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
RUFFEL, Alexandra Marguerite→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-06-04 · resigned 2024-12-09
Resigned
THORNTON JONES, Timothy→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-06-04 · resigned 2017-11-08
Resigned
TUCKER, Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-11-05 · resigned 2023-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11