BERWICK CASTLE LTD

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11815766 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-08
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£164.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £164,886
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£165k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£33k£66k£99k£132k£165kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£184.8k£143.6k
Current assets£19.0k£18.0k
Cash£19.0k£16.3k
Debtors—£1.7k
Net assets£164.9k£123.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-22
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-03-07
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    officers · RP04AP01
  8. 2022-03-03
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-14
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    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-06-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-06-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-04-22
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-02-18
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    PETIT, Christophe Thomas Gustave appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-18
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    PETIT, Christophe Thomas Gustave appointed
    director
  22. 2020-02-18
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    PETIT, Christophe Thomas Gustave resigned
    director
  23. 2020-02-18
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    RINGLAND, Donald resigned
    director
  24. 2019-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BERWICK CASTLE LTD
  25. 2019-02-08
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    RINGLAND, Donald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Yu Huan Wang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Donald Ringlandceased 25/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2019-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Halidon House 17d Windmill Way West
Ramparts Business Park
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PETIT, Christophe Thomas Gustave→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-02-18
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Active
PETIT, Christophe Thomas Gustave→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2020-02-18
Resigned
RINGLAND, Donald→
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-02-08 · resigned 2020-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-22
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-14