BIRDSONG PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08079278 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-22
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-06-05
    ➖
    TILBURY, Jack Elliot resigned
    director
  7. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-10-01
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    TILBURY, Jack Elliot appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-01
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    WHATLEY, Alastair John resigned
    director
  19. 2012-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BIRDSONG PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  20. 2012-05-22
    ➕
    WOODLEY, Anne-Marie appointed
    director
  21. 2012-05-22
    ➕
    WOODLEY, Jonathan Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2012-05-22
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2012-05-22
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  24. 2012-05-22
    ➕
    WHATLEY, Alastair John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Peter Woodley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Anne-Marie Woodley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Old Post House Bath Road
Kiln Green
Reading
RG10 9SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-18
Last: 2026-06-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WOODLEY, Anne-Marie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODLEY, Jonathan Peter→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2012-05-22
Resigned
TILBURY, Jack Elliot→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2023-06-05
Resigned
WHATLEY, Alastair John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-16