ANDREW BIRD HEARING LTD

🌳Matureactive

06221903 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-23

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£103.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £103,893

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£329k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£104k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£380k

↓ 6.7% 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	£108.4k	£108.7k
Current assets	£379.7k	£407.0k
Cash	£328.8k	£328.2k
Debtors	£28.2k	£53.6k
Net assets	£103.9k	£103.8k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-09-17
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2024-08-02
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2023-10-24
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2022-11-08
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2021-10-08
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accounts · AA
2020-09-17
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accounts · AA
2020-05-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-05-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-10-25
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officers · AP01
2019-10-16
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2019-05-01
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BIRD, Alison Melissa appointed
director
2018-11-06
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accounts · AA
2017-12-19
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2016-12-05
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2016-05-17
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2015-12-23
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accounts · AA
2012-11-16
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WATKINS, Julian James resigned
secretary
2007-04-23
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Company incorporated
As ANDREW BIRD HEARING LTD
2007-04-23
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BIRD, Andrew John appointed
director
2007-04-23
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WATKINS, Julian James appointed
secretary
2007-04-23
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2007-04-23
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2007-04-23
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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2007-04-23
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIRD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

A & A Bird Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A & A Bird Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ANDREW BIRD HEARING LTD

This company · 06221903

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
A & A Bird Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/03/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew John Birdceased 31/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-04-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Hesters Way Community Resource Centre

Cassin Drive

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL51 7SU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BIRD, Alison Melissa→

director · ~43y · appointed 2019-05-01

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Active

BIRD, Andrew John→

director · ~51y · appointed 2007-04-23

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Active

WATKINS, Julian James→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2012-11-16

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2007-04-23

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2007-04-23

Resigned

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