BERRY HILL SOCIAL CLUB (KELLS MEEND) LTD

💤Zombieactive
10953327 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-09-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£116.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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, 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,975

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£116k
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£70k£93k£116kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£112.3k
Current assets£1.5k£4.3k
Net assets£116.0k£112.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-10
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    HOWARD, Julie appointed
    director
  3. 2024-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-09-24
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    HOWARD, Phillip resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-05
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    PICKETT, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  10. 2022-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-07-28
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-01
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Daphne Patricia resigned
    director
  16. 2022-04-01
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Roy resigned
    director
  17. 2022-03-25
    ➕
    HOWARD, Phillip appointed
    director
  18. 2022-03-25
    ➕
    PICKETT, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-07-16
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    PRIEST, Teresa resigned
    director
  23. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-07-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  25. 2017-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BERRY HILL SOCIAL CLUB (KELLS MEEND) LTD
  26. 2017-09-08
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Daphne Patricia appointed
    director
  27. 2017-09-08
    ➕
    PRIEST, Teresa appointed
    director
  28. 2017-09-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Roy appointed
    director
  29. 2017-09-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Kells Meend
Berry Hill
Coleford
GL16 7AQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HOWARD, Julie→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKINSON, Daphne Patricia→
director · ~80y · appointed 2017-09-08 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
HOWARD, Phillip→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-03-25 · resigned 2024-09-24
Resigned
PICKETT, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-25 · resigned 2022-12-05
Resigned
PRIEST, Teresa→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-09-08 · resigned 2019-07-16
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Roy→
director · ~85y · appointed 2017-09-08 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12