BERKELEY COURT (SLEAFORD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £53.6k | £77.0k |
| Cash | £30.2k | £53.6k |
| Net assets | £53.6k | £77.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-20➖GREENSITT, Kenneth Victor resigneddirector
- 2025-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-18➖DUNCAN, David resigneddirector
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-25➖NAYLOR, Michael Edwin resigneddirector
- 2023-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-23➕HUTCHINS, Paul Alfred appointeddirector
- 2023-06-23➕GREENSITT, Kenneth Victor appointeddirector
- 2023-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-09➕PHILLIPS, Angela appointeddirector
- 2023-05-09➕DUNCAN, David appointeddirector
- 2023-05-02➖ROBERTS, Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-10➖DUNCAN, Raymond Keith resigneddirector
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-01➖BAGNALD, Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2021-11-01➕DUNCAN, Raymond Keith appointeddirector
- 2021-11-01➖PALETHORPE, William resigneddirector
- 2021-11-01➕ROBERTS, Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06➕PALETHORPE, William appointeddirector
- 2021-04-06➖TURNER, Maurice Clive resigneddirector
- 2020-12-01➖OSBORNE, Diana resigneddirector
- 2020-06-12➕BAGNALD, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2020-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BERKELEY COURT (SLEAFORD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2020-01-27➕NAYLOR, Michael Edwin appointeddirector
- 2020-01-27➕OSBORNE, Diana appointeddirector
- 2020-01-27➕TURNER, Maurice Clive appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DUNCAN, David resigned 2025-07-18; GREENSITT, Kenneth Victor resigned 2025-10-20
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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