BERWICK COMMUNITY SOLAR ENERGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08049072 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-04-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£9.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,921
Net assets shrinking
Down £868 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£9k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£9.9k£10.8k
Debtors£13.7k£11.4k
Net assets£9.9k£10.8k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-09-24
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    MURRAY, Rebecca Grace appointed
    director
  8. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-01-22
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    LAKE, Julien George resigned
    director
  11. 2020-03-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BERWICK COMMUNITY SOLAR ENERGY LIMITED
  20. 2012-04-27
    ➕
    BERWICK CORE LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2012-04-27
    ➕
    LAKE, Julien George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Berwick Core Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Berwick Core Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BERWICK COMMUNITY SOLAR ENERGY LIMITED
This company · 08049072

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Berwick Core Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The William Elder Building
56-58 Castlegate
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MURRAY, Rebecca Grace→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERWICK CORE LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKE, Julien George→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-04-27 · resigned 2021-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-03-21