BIRCHFIELD SPRINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07386046 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-19.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,922
Very low cash
Cash position: £35
Cash draining
Cash down 95% YoY
Cash YoY
-95%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£35
↓ 95% YoY
Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 76% 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 | £-19.9k | £-18.8k |
| Current assets | £9.3k | £38.2k |
| Cash | £35 | £662 |
| Debtors | £9.3k | £37.5k |
| Net assets | £-19.9k | £-18.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-22➖THOMAS, Lyndon Barry resigneddirector
- 2021-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2010-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRCHFIELD SPRINGS LIMITED
- 2010-09-23➕THOMAS, Samantha Jayne appointeddirector
- 2010-09-23➕THOMAS, Lyndon Barry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Samantha Jayne Thomas Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Lyndon Barry Thomasceased 22/10/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120
Registered office
Birchfield Springs Rushton Road
Desborough
Kettering
NN14 2QN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
THOMAS, Samantha Jayne→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-09-23
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THOMAS, Lyndon Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2021-10-22
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-27