THE SUMMER BERRY COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12011784 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£57.16M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £57,155,000
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£57m
↑ 245% YoY
Current Assets
£4.0m
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £57.16M | £16.57M |
| Current assets | £4.01M | £19.51M |
| Cash | £2.0k | £9.0k |
| Debtors | £4.01M | £19.50M |
| Net assets | £57.16M | £16.57M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28➖WILKINSON, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2026-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-12➕LAMONT, Jonathan Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-05-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-30➖SILM, Jason Roland resigneddirector
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument))
- 2024-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-20➕WILKINSON, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2022-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-18➖JONES, Benjamin David Rowe resigneddirector
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01➕SANCLEMENT, David appointeddirector
- 2021-03-30➕JONES, Benjamin David Rowe appointeddirector
- 2021-03-30➖KAY, David Iain resigneddirector
- 2021-03-30➖PEREIRA, Nuno Antunes Dos Anjos resigneddirector
- 2019-11-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Agent
- 2019-11-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Trustee
- 2019-07-03➕HARPHAM, Michael David appointeddirector
- 2019-07-03➕KAY, David Iain appointeddirector
- 2019-07-03➕PEREIRA, Nuno Antunes Dos Anjos appointeddirector
- 2019-07-03➕SILM, Jason Roland appointeddirector
- 2019-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs THE SUMMER BERRY COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2019-05-22➕ALUN-JONES, Jeremy Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Jerry's Berries Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Jerry's Berries Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THE SUMMER BERRY COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 12011784
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerry's Berries Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Cibus Foundation Limitedceased 01/11/2019· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250
Registered office
Groves Farm
Colworth
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 2DX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
ALUN-JONES, Jeremy Thomas→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-05-22
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HARPHAM, Michael David→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-07-03
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LAMONT, Jonathan Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2026-05-12
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SANCLEMENT, David→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-04-01
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JONES, Benjamin David Rowe→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-03-30 · resigned 2022-07-18
KAY, David Iain→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-07-03 · resigned 2021-03-30
PEREIRA, Nuno Antunes Dos Anjos→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-07-03 · resigned 2021-03-30
SILM, Jason Roland→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-03 · resigned 2025-04-30
WILKINSON, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-10-20 · resigned 2026-05-28
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument)) | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 21/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 21/11/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-03