BERRYHILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC480857 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-25

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

£27

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £27

Cash YoY

+23%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£30k

↑ 23% YoY

Net Worth

£27

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Cash	£30.3k	£24.7k
Net assets	£27	£27

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-11-11
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2024-11-26
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accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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accounts · AA
2020-09-18
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capital · SH08
2020-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-09-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-17
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2020-09-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-15
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capital · SH01
2020-09-10
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address · AD01
2020-02-19
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officers · TM01
2020-02-19
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officers · TM01
2020-02-19
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officers · AP01
2020-02-19
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officers · TM02
2020-01-28
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ALLAN, Bruce James appointed
director
2020-01-28
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-01-28
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BERRY, Nicholas Anthony resigned
director
2020-01-28
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WEST, Robert Edward Hawthorne resigned
director
2019-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-04
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-07-04
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-10-21
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BERRY, Nicholas Anthony appointed
director
2014-10-21
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WEST, Robert Edward Hawthorne appointed
director
2014-10-21
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VINDEX LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2014-10-21
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VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2014-10-20
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TRUESDALE, Christine resigned
director
2014-06-25
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Company incorporated
As BERRYHILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 LIMITED
2014-06-25
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-06-25
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TRUESDALE, Christine appointed
director
2014-06-25
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VINDEX LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-06-25
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VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Uppermill Farms Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Uppermill Farms Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BERRYHILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 LIMITED

This company · SC480857

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Uppermill Farms Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/12/2019

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Sonomatic Limitedceased 03/12/2019· 25-50% shares
Moreof Gp2 Llpceased 03/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mountgrange Co-Investment Gp Limitedceased 03/12/2019· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-06-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Malcolm Allan Housebuilders Ltd Castle Farm

Kintore

Inverurie

AB51 0XR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09

Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

ALLAN, Bruce James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2020-01-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-07-04 · resigned 2020-01-28

Resigned

MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2018-07-04

Resigned

BERRY, Nicholas Anthony→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2020-01-28

Resigned

TRUESDALE, Christine→

director · ~66y · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2014-10-20

Resigned

WEST, Robert Edward Hawthorne→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2020-01-28

Resigned

VINDEX LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2014-10-21

Resigned

VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2014-10-21

Resigned

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