BERTHA PARK ENTERPRISES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC231597 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-16
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    RITCHIE, Alistair Kilgour resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-12-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Country Homes Scotland Limited
  18. 2011-05-12
    ➕
    RITCHIE, James Kilgour appointed
    director
  19. 2002-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BERTHA PARK ENTERPRISES LTD.
  20. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-16
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Alistair Kilgour appointed
    director
  25. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-05-16
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Kilgour Ritchie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Ritchie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

14 Fernhill Road
Perth
PH2 7BE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

RITCHIE, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-16
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Active
RITCHIE, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-05-16
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Active
RITCHIE, James Kilgour→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned
RITCHIE, Alistair Kilgour→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2025-12-22
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Country Homes Scotland
Country Homes Scotland Limited
A registered charge1 property19/12/2013—
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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08