BERWICK VISITOR CENTRE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10413368 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-06
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 79901Activities of tourist guides
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BERWICK VISITOR CENTRE LIMITED
- 2016-10-06➕HARDIE, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2016-10-06➕HARDIE, Elizabeth Marjorie Anne, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2016-10-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher Hardie Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A AND R DIGITAL LTD→ 13464921 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
18 Castle Terrace
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1NP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HARDIE, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-10-06
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HARDIE, Elizabeth Marjorie Anne, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-10-06
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-05