BERRY'S OF OLDMELDRUM

🌳Matureactive
SC248228 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2003-04-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2016-04-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  3. 2015-04-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  4. 2014-06-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  5. 2013-09-10
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    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2013-09-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2013-08-23
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    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2012-07-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2011-06-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2010-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2010-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2010-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2009-05-19
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  14. 2008-06-16
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  15. 2007-04-30
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  16. 2003-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BERRY'S OF OLDMELDRUM
  17. 2003-04-24
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    BAIRD, Pamela Marian appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-04-24
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    BAIRD, Pamela Marian appointed
    director
  19. 2003-04-24
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    BERRY, William Reid appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERRY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mrs Pamela Marian Baird
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr William Reid Berry
Individual · British · DOB 06/1938 · age 88
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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-unlimited
Incorporated2003-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Market Square
Oldmeldrum
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2004-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BAIRD, Pamela Marian→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-24
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BAIRD, Pamela Marian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-24
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BERRY, William Reid→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-24
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Recent filings (34 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
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2024-04-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-04-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-04-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-04-25
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-24
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annual-return · AR01
2014-06-20
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gazette · DISS40
2013-09-10