NORTH BERWICK PO LTD

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SC815817 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
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 £1,185

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£1.2k
Current assets£3.2k
Net assets£1.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-15
    ➕
    JAVED, Mohammed Aumir appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-10-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-09-02
    ➕
    JAVED, Bushra appointed
    director
  13. 2025-09-02
    ➖
    JAVED, Mohammed Aumir resigned
    director
  14. 2025-02-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2024-07-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NORTH BERWICK PO LTD
  16. 2024-07-08
    ➕
    JAVED, Mohammed Aumir appointed
    director
  17. 2024-07-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Bushra Javed
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mohammed Aumir Javedceased 02/09/2025· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

7 High Street
North Berwick
EH39 4HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JAVED, Bushra→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-02
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Active
JAVED, Mohammed Aumir→
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-01-15
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Active
JAVED, Mohammed Aumir→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-07-08 · resigned 2025-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-08