BERKLEY HICKS AND SON LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC435944 · llp · incorporated 2021-03-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredCash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£108
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£336k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £364.1k | £377.1k |
| Current assets | £336.1k | £335.4k |
| Cash | £108 | £323 |
| Debtors | £27.1k | £47.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2026-04-13➕HICKS, James Berkley appointedllp-designated-member
- 2026-03-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2026-03-27📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19➖HICKS, Edward Berkley resignedllp-designated-member
- 2025-04-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2022-03-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BERKLEY HICKS AND SON LLP
- 2021-03-09➕HICKS, Samuel Edward appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-03-09➕HICKS, Edward Berkley appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-03-09📄incorporation-limited-liability-partnershipincorporation · LLIN01
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel Edward Hicks Individual · British · DOB 06/1996 · age 30 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 09/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2021-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Leys Farm
Barton-On-The-Heath
Moreton-In-Marsh
Gloucestershire
GL56 0PJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HICKS, James Berkley→
Activellp-designated-member · ~33y · appointed 2026-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HICKS, Samuel Edward→
Activellp-designated-member · ~30y · appointed 2021-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HICKS, Edward Berkley→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~62y · appointed 2021-03-09 · resigned 2025-11-19
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Recent filings (15 total)
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-27
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-21
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2021-03-09