BIRDQUEST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01568270 · ltd · incorporated 1981-06-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.20M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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 (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
105 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,204,015
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.5m
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£2.9m
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.45M | £1.05M |
| Current assets | £2.85M | £2.28M |
| Cash | £2.47M | £1.92M |
| Debtors | £379.4k | £357.3k |
| Net assets | £1.20M | £895.6k |
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.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-15➕VANDYKE, Inger appointeddirector
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-15➕BEAMAN, Mark Andrew Saltford appointedsecretary
- 2010-12-15➖LEE, Hilary Barbara resignedsecretary
- 2010-12-15➖LEE, Hilary Barbara resigneddirector
- 2008-12-31➖MORTON, Maire Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 1997-10-14➕LEE, Hilary Barbara appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-14➖MORTON, Maire Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 1997-10-14➕LEE, Hilary Barbara appointeddirector
- 1981-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRDQUEST LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Andrew Saltford Beaman Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
Two Jays
Kemple End
Stonyhurst Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 9QY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BEAMAN, Mark Andrew Saltford→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VANDYKE, Inger→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEE, Hilary Barbara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-14 · resigned 2010-12-15
MORTON, Maire Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-10-14
LEE, Hilary Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1997-10-14 · resigned 2010-12-15
MORTON, Maire Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2008-12-31
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Recent filings (105 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02