BERRY GENES LTD.
🌱Startupactive
16868211 · ltd · incorporated 2025-11-21
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01300SIC 01300
- 72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-01-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-03➕TAYLOR, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-03➕KORFANTY, Pawel appointeddirector
- 2025-12-03➕TAYLOR, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2025-12-03➖THORNTON, Nuala Martine resigneddirector
- 2025-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BERRY GENES LTD.
- 2025-11-21➕THORNTON, Nuala Martine appointeddirector
- 2025-11-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-05: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Taylor Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69 | — | — | board controlboard control | 03/12/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Nuala Martine Thorntonceased 03/12/2025· significant influence
- Cfs Secretaries Limitedceased 03/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250
Registered office
Winterwood Farm Chartway St
East Sutton
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 3DN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-21
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
KORFANTY, Pawel→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-12-03
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TAYLOR, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-12-03
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THORNTON, Nuala Martine→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-11-21 · resigned 2025-12-03
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Recent filings (11 total)
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-11-21