BIRSON PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02088552 · ltd · incorporated 1987-01-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£52.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 11020SIC 11020
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 32.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
101 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
80
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 £52,830
Net assets shrinking
Down £767 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£222
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↓ 1.7% 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 | £52.8k | £53.6k |
| Current assets | £60.3k | £61.4k |
| Cash | £222 | £504 |
| Debtors | £60.1k | £60.9k |
| Net assets | £52.8k | £53.6k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-03-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-09-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1994-04-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1994-01-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-09-25➕BIRD, Paul Leslie appointeddirector
- 1992-09-25➖DUMOUCHEL, Laurence resigneddirector
- 1987-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRSON PROPERTY 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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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 ·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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Leslie Bird Individual · English · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
M/S Margherita Gaziano Individual · English · DOB 12/1958 · age 68 | 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130
Registered office
First Floor, Brooke House
Market Square
Aylesbury
HP20 1SN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
BIRD, Paul Leslie→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 1992-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUMOUCHEL, Laurence→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · resigned 1992-09-25
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Third party legal charge | 1 property | 23/03/2006 | 08/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Third party legal charge | 1 property | 18/09/2003 | 08/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 26/04/1994 | 08/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortage | 1 property | 14/01/1994 | 08/09/2017 |
Recent filings (101 total)
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2025-11-25
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2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
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2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-24