BERKELEY SPORTSCARS LTD
💤Zombieactive
11088980 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-30
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). 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: high (80/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-23➕REES, Richard Martin appointeddirector
- 2026-02-23➖KERSHAW, Nicholas James resigneddirector
- 2025-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-21➖ROBERTS, Joanne Mary resigneddirector
- 2025-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28➕KERSHAW, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2023-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01➖REES, Richard Martin resigneddirector
- 2023-04-01➕ROBERTS, Joanne Mary appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2017-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BERKELEY SPORTSCARS LTD
- 2017-11-30➕REES, Richard Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KERSHAW, Nicholas James resigned 2026-02-23; ROBERTS, Joanne Mary resigned 2025-11-21
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard Martin Rees Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/01/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Berkeley Industries Ltdceased 01/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Richard Martin Reesceased 06/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Tortworth Lodge
Tortworth
Wotton-Under-Edge
Glos
GL12 8HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
REES, Richard Martin→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2026-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KERSHAW, Nicholas James→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-11-28 · resigned 2026-02-23
REES, Richard Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-11-30 · resigned 2023-04-01
ROBERTS, Joanne Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2025-11-21
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Recent filings (32 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13