BERKELEY CHESS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10666176 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-13
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£13.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £13,328
Net assets shrinking
Down £619 YoY
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£13.3k£13.9k
Current assets£22.4k£20.1k
Cash£22.1k£19.1k
Debtors£226£1.1k
Net assets£13.3k£13.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BERKELEY CHESS LTD
  11. 2017-03-13
    ➕
    KINGETT, Peter John appointed
    director
  12. 2017-03-13
    ➕
    LEE, Michael James Tredinnick appointed
    director
  13. 2017-03-13
    ➕
    TURNER, Baron Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2017-03-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter John Kingett
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/03/2017
Mr Michael James Tredinnick Lee
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/03/2017
Mr Baron Robert Turner
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Silverdale Close
Wembdon
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 7PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KINGETT, Peter John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-13
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Active
LEE, Michael James Tredinnick→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-03-13
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Active
TURNER, Baron Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-13
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Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-23