BRIDGE TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04546780 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£851.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 23.2y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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, 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 (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £851,426
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£76k
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£851k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£252k£504k£756k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£878.2k£906.2k
Current assets£1.25M£1.26M
Cash£76.0k£300.7k
Debtors£1.16M£939.7k
Net assets£851.4k£846.0k

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.

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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 (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  10. 2022-02-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2022-02-28
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    Charge satisfied #5
  12. 2021-10-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2021-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #4
  14. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2021-07-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2021-06-22
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  18. 2021-06-22
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  19. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-07-21
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    address · AD01
  21. 2019-10-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2019-09-27
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-03-24
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    CHARNLEY, Eric resigned
    director
  25. 2009-10-01
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    CHARNLEY, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2009-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2009-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2006-09-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  29. 2006-08-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2003-03-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  31. 2003-03-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited Trading as Alex Lawrie Factors
  32. 2002-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGE TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED
  33. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    UTTLEY, Kerri appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    UTTLEY, Kerri appointed
    director
  35. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-09-26
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    CHARNLEY, Eric appointed
    director
  38. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2002-09-26
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 med ·
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.

Group structure

Bridge Timber Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bridge Timber Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BRIDGE TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED
This company · 04546780

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bridge Timber Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/09/2022
Ms Kerri Uttley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Paul Charnley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Eric Charnleyceased 24/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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6 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
Incorporated2002-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16290 — SIC 16290

Registered office

Upperfoot Burnley Road
Luddendenfoot
Halifax
HX2 6HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

UTTLEY, Kerri→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARNLEY, Paul→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-10-01
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Active
UTTLEY, Kerri→
director · ~45y · appointed 2002-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2002-09-26
Resigned
CHARNLEY, Eric→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2017-03-24
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2002-09-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/06/2021—
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/06/2021—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property27/09/201928/02/2022
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property28/09/200602/10/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property21/08/200628/04/2022
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/03/200311/02/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited Trading as Alex Lawrie Factors
All assets debenture1 property27/03/200311/02/2009
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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27