BIRCHALL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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06367732 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-11
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£853
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £853
Net assets shrinking
Down £243 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£853
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£122k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£49k£73k£98k£122kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£4.4k£25.2k
Current assets£122.5k£120.5k
Cash£13.1k£21.2k
Debtors£66.9k£61.9k
Net assets£853£1.1k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2024-08-01
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  4. 2023-10-23
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  5. 2022-08-30
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  6. 2021-10-28
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  7. 2021-01-26
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  8. 2019-10-31
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  9. 2018-10-12
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  10. 2017-10-31
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  11. 2016-10-31
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  12. 2015-11-30
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  13. 2015-11-25
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    address · AD01
  14. 2015-10-09
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  15. 2014-10-14
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  16. 2009-11-01
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    NAYLOR, Sara resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-09-26
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    WOODS, Andrew William appointed
    director
  18. 2007-09-26
    ➕
    NAYLOR, Sara appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-26
    ➖
    TAYLOR, David Alan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-09-26
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline resigned
    director
  21. 2007-09-26
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    TAYLOR, David Alan resigned
    director
  22. 2007-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BIRCHALL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  23. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    TAYLOR, David Alan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline appointed
    director
  25. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    TAYLOR, David Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew William Woods
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/09/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23120 — SIC 23120

Registered office

55 Hoghton Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0PG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WOODS, Andrew William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAYLOR, Sara→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-26 · resigned 2009-11-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, David Alan→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned
TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned
TAYLOR, David Alan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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2025-10-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
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accounts · AA
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-18