BERMUST

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16761132 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2025-10-03
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 5 address
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-05-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-04-28
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  7. 2026-04-28
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  8. 2026-04-28
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  9. 2026-04-28
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  10. 2025-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BERMUST
  11. 2025-10-03
    LEGAL SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2025-10-03
    HERRMANN, Walter Bernd appointed
    director
  13. 2025-10-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Walter Bernd Herrmann
Individual · German · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
board controlboard control03/10/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2025-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Unity House, Suite 888 Westwood Park
Wigan
WN3 4HE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-03
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LEGAL SECRETARIES LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-10-03
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Active
HERRMANN, Walter Bernd
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-10-03
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-28
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-04-28
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-28
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-28
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-04-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-03