BIRCHMERE HOMES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04529064 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-06
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 7 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 22.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-10
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  3. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-10-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-09-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-10-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-04-01
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    MORRIS, Edith Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2011-04-01
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    MORRIS, Robert Gareth resigned
    director
  18. 2007-11-16
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  19. 2007-01-05
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  20. 2006-12-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  21. 2006-11-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  22. 2006-02-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  23. 2004-09-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2004-03-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    MORRIS, Edith Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    MORRIS, Julian David appointed
    director
  27. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    MORRIS, Edith Ann appointed
    director
  28. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    MORRIS, Robert Gareth appointed
    director
  29. 2002-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BIRCHMERE HOMES LIMITED
  30. 2002-09-06
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-09-06
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-09-06
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    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-09-06
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 low
7 live charges
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julian David Morris
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Old Chapel
Pontfadog
Llangollen
LL20 7AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MORRIS, Edith Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Julian David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2002-09-06
Resigned
MORRIS, Edith Ann→
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
MORRIS, Robert Gareth→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2002-09-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property16/11/2007—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property05/01/2007—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property22/12/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property28/11/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
An omnibus letter of set-off1 property03/02/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property27/09/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/03/2004—
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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-11