A. D. BIRD STAINLESS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02059404 · ltd · incorporated 1986-09-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 39.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,273,285
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,898 YoY
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£49k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£8.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11m
↓ 10.0% 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 | £8.68M | £9.09M |
| Current assets | £10.84M | £12.04M |
| Cash | £48.7k | £60.5k |
| Debtors | £1.84M | £2.43M |
| Net assets | £8.27M | £8.31M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Wyelands Bank PLC
- 2019-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-04-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-04-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-04-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-02-21➕BIRD, Harry George appointedsecretary
- 2019-02-21➖BIRD, Nigel Howard resignedsecretary
- 2019-02-21➖TALBOT, Suzanne Jayne resigneddirector
- 2019-02-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-02-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Wyelands Bank PLC
- 2018-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-19➖FLETCHER, Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2001-06-28➖BIRD, Audrey resigneddirector
- 1994-12-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1987-05-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1986-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A. D. BIRD STAINLESS LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIRD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Suzanne Jayne Talbot Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Nigel Howard Bird Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 1976 BRANDS LIMITED→ 15352033 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST JRS LIMITED→ 12244193 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 22HF LTD→ 15311792 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| 7 ELEMENTS SCENTS LTD→ 16741153 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 DEGREES COFFEE LTD→ 13563876 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 91D LTD→ 12768586 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A B T ENTERPRISES LTD→ 03369074 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| A C MARINE AGGREGATES LTD→ 09722978 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A2B TRADING SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 12780101 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A57 AGGREGATES LTD→ 15527681 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A78 LTD→ 11219030 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720
Registered office
Box Mill
Sheffield Road,Penistone
Sheffield,S.Yorks
S36 6HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BIRD, Harry George→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRD, Nigel Howard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2019-02-21
BIRD, Audrey→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2001-06-28
FLETCHER, Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2010-11-19
TALBOT, Suzanne Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · resigned 2019-02-21
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | 7 properties | 01/06/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Wyelands Bank Wyelands Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/11/2019 | 25/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Wyelands Bank Wyelands Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/12/2018 | 25/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 02/12/1994 | 24/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 15/05/1987 | 24/04/2019 |
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Recent filings (116 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24