BIRD & BLEND TEA LTD.
🌳Matureactive
08474525 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.12M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10831
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.8y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
40 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,121,939
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£278k
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£2.6m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.12M | — |
| Current assets | £2.58M | — |
| Cash | £278.3k | — |
| Debtors | £422.6k | — |
| Net assets | £1.12M | — |
| Average employees | — | 17700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-08-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-04-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2013-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRD & BLEND TEA LTD.
- 2013-04-05➕SMITH, Kristina appointeddirector
- 2013-04-05➕TURNER, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 13 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Turner Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Kristina Smith Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2013-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10831 — SIC 10831
Registered office
Unit 3 Woods Way
Goring Business Park
Worthing
BN12 4QY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, Kristina→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2013-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, Michael→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2013-04-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/09/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/08/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-11-23