BIRKDALE PARK LAND COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00008087 · ltd · incorporated 1874-02-20
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
£2.61M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 70). 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
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
122 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,606,109
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£365k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.67M | £2.66M |
| Current assets | £365.2k | £340.3k |
| Net assets | £2.61M | £2.60M |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-30➖EVANS, Jeremy Neale Carey resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-30➖EVANS, Jeremy Neale Carey resigneddirector
- 2023-06-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2004-01-01➕SIMCOX, Joseph Richard Maurice appointeddirector
- 2003-12-31➖BILLINGTON, Brian resigneddirector
- 2003-08-14➕EVANS, Penelope Margaret Carey appointeddirector
- 1992-08-19➕EVANS, Jeremy Neale Carey appointedsecretary
- 1992-08-19➕EVANS, Jeremy Neale Carey appointeddirector
- 1992-08-06➖EVANS, John Elwyn resignedsecretary
- 1992-08-06➖EVANS, John Elwyn resigneddirector
- 1874-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRKDALE PARK LAND COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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 152 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Liverpool Union Buildings Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Dawson Birkenhead Houses Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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BIRKDALE PARK LAND COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 00008087
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Liverpool Union Buildings Company Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Dawson Birkenhead Houses Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1874-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
35b Market Street
Hoylake
Wirral
Merseyside
CH47 2BG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
EVANS, Penelope Margaret Carey→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMCOX, Joseph Richard Maurice→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Jeremy Neale Carey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-08-19 · resigned 2024-01-30
EVANS, John Elwyn→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-08-06
BILLINGTON, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2003-12-31
EVANS, Jeremy Neale Carey→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1992-08-19 · resigned 2024-01-30
EVANS, John Elwyn→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · resigned 1992-08-06
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Recent filings (122 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06