BERGEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13965077 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-01➕DRUMMOND, Dawn Marie appointeddirector
- 2026-06-01➕MOSS, Faye Sarah appointeddirector
- 2026-06-01➕PICKERING, Paul Edward appointeddirector
- 2026-06-01➕PICKERING, Paul William appointeddirector
- 2026-06-01➕WELCH, Katie Elizabeth Veronica appointeddirector
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BERGEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2022-03-09➕PICKERING, Dawn Fay Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2022-03-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Other · TA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLETOWN TRADING COMPANY LTD.→ 03983541 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| CENTRE LINE SURVEYS LIMITED→ 08283815 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CEREAL CROPS TRADING LLP→ OC367738 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| CHELSTON HEATH LLP→ OC431435 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CHILDS CHARITABLE TRUST→ 08635189 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CHURLEY LLP→ OC422932 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CLAIMS CONSORTIUM LIMITED→ 08622878 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CLAIMS MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP LLP→ OC417999 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CLAN FARM PROPERTIES LLP→ OC454639 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CLAPTON COURT PARTNERSHIP LP→ LP023918 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CLARBULL 1985 LP→ LP021448 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CLASSIC EGGS LIMITED→ 03748348 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
DRUMMOND, Dawn Marie→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-06-01
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MOSS, Faye Sarah→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-06-01
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PICKERING, Dawn Fay Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-03-09
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PICKERING, Paul Edward→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2026-06-01
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PICKERING, Paul William→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2026-06-01
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WELCH, Katie Elizabeth Veronica→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2026-06-01
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Recent filings (18 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15