BIRDSTONE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01309918 · ltd · incorporated 1977-04-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.16M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01410SIC 01410
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 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 £1,157,096
Very low cash
Cash position: £60
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 109% YoY
Current Assets
£432k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£231k£463k£694k£926k£1.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.16M£554.9k
Current assets£432.4k£447.5k
Cash£60£75
Net assets£1.16M£554.9k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    address · AD02
  2. 2025-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-18
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  4. 2025-09-30
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  5. 2025-03-21
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-03-21
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  7. 2025-03-19
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-19
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-03-05
    ➕
    GANTLETT, Andrew David appointed
    director
  10. 2025-03-05
    ➕
    GANTLETT, Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  11. 2024-09-27
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  12. 2023-09-29
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  13. 2023-06-10
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    GANTLETT, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  14. 2023-06-10
    ➖
    GANTLETT, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    director
  15. 2022-09-27
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  16. 2021-09-27
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  17. 2020-10-05
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  18. 2019-09-23
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  19. 2018-09-13
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  20. 2017-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-01-01
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    CROSSLEY, Suzanna appointed
    director
  22. 1977-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BIRDSTONE LIMITED

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

25/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GANTLETT, Andrew David (same surname) appointed 2025-03-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Suzanna Crossley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Jonathan Charles Gantlett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew David Gantlett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Church Farm
Shellingford
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

CROSSLEY, Suzanna→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
GANTLETT, Andrew David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-03-05
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Active
GANTLETT, David Reginald→
director · ~80y
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Active
GANTLETT, Jonathan Charles→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-03-05
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Active
GANTLETT, Margaret Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 2023-06-10
Resigned
GANTLETT, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~80y · resigned 2023-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27