BERWICK GEOTECHNICAL LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14296227 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-10-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-02-10
    DUFFY, William David George appointed
    director
  7. 2023-02-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-08-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2022-08-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BERWICK GEOTECHNICAL LTD
  10. 2022-08-15
    DUFFY, Tracy Jane appointed
    director
  11. 2022-08-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Tracy Jane Duffy
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Westfield Avenue
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1PU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUFFY, Tracy Jane
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-08-15
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Active
DUFFY, William David George
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-02-10
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-15