C & P BIRD BROS. LIMITED

📈Growthactive
01333687 · ltd · incorporated 1977-10-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10890SIC 10890
  • 46330SIC 46330
Investor take
Pursue
Leverage-led grower with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 37.2y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £4,890,875

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Profit before tax£4.89M£3.78M
Average employees747300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-30
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    MATTEI, Aldo resigned
    director
  5. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2022-12-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-11-30
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  12. 2022-06-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2022-06-01
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  14. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-03-20
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    HELE, Robin Charles resigned
    director
  18. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-11-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  22. 2019-11-07
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  23. 2017-02-16
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2012-09-27
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    BIRD, Matthew Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2012-09-27
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    BIRD, Stuart Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2012-09-27
    ➕
    HELE, Robin Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2012-09-27
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    MATTEI, Aldo appointed
    director
  28. 2006-01-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2002-08-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2002-04-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 1993-12-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nws Bank PLC
  32. 1989-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  33. 1977-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C & P BIRD BROS. LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIRD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Bird
Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Carl Bird
Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78
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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

Office & Packing Centre
Pertenhall Road
Swineshead
Bedfordshire
MK44 2SU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

BIRD, Carl→
secretary
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Active
BIRD, Carl→
director · ~78y
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Active
BIRD, Matthew Andrew→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-09-27
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Active
BIRD, Peter→
director · ~78y
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Active
BIRD, Stuart Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-09-27
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Active
HELE, Robin Charles→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2020-03-20
Resigned
MATTEI, Aldo→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2025-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/11/2022—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge—01/06/2022—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/02/2017—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/01/2006—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property15/08/2002—
satisfied
Nws Bank
Nws Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/12/199320/04/2002
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property26/04/198920/12/2022
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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09