BIRCH SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08521262 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£108.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 18 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
83 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
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,365
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£96k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£108k
↑ 409% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£35k£250k£536k£821k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£143.4k£-82
Current assets£1.00M£1.39M
Cash£95.6k£123.2k
Debtors£590.5k£853.0k
Net assets£108.4k£-35.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-11-14
    ARNOTT, Edward George Robert resigned
    director
  7. 2025-10-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2025-10-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  9. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-06-01
    DELL, Blake Pieper appointed
    director
  14. 2024-06-01
    STANSFIELD, Richard Mark resigned
    director
  15. 2024-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-05-01
    KIEFER, Michael Philip appointed
    director
  18. 2024-04-30
    VENHAUS, David resigned
    director
  19. 2024-03-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-03-05
    ARNOTT, Edward George Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2024-03-05
    CARNEY, Glenn Ashley resigned
    director
  22. 2024-03-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2024-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-01-26
    HENKEN, Arthur resigned
    director
  25. 2023-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-09-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2023-08-31
    TATTERTON, Ellen Patricia resigned
    director
  28. 2023-05-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2023-05-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2023-05-05
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  31. 2023-05-01
    FITZGERALD, Patrick Tallman appointed
    director
  32. 2023-05-01
    ROBERTS, Donald resigned
    secretary
  33. 2023-05-01
    ROBERTS, Donald resigned
    director
  34. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  35. 2022-09-07
    FINCHER, Clenon Anderson appointed
    director
  36. 2022-09-07
    HOGAN, Paul Lawrence appointed
    director
  37. 2022-09-07
    EMBLETON, Alexa Jayne resigned
    secretary
  38. 2022-09-07
    ROBERTS, Donald appointed
    secretary
  39. 2022-09-07
    HENKEN, Arthur appointed
    director
  40. 2022-09-07
    ROBERTS, Donald appointed
    director
  41. 2022-09-07
    VENHAUS, David appointed
    director
  42. 2022-07-28
    CARNEY, Glenn Ashley appointed
    director
  43. 2022-05-02
    SACKER, Mark Henry resigned
    director
  44. 2022-03-31
    HAWORTH, Martin David resigned
    director
  45. 2021-08-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  46. 2021-08-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  47. 2020-07-01
    ADAMIK, Jürgen Richard resigned
    director
  48. 2020-06-22
    EMBLETON, Alexa Jayne appointed
    director
  49. 2020-06-22
    SACKER, Mark Henry appointed
    director
  50. 2019-12-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

Singleton Birch Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Singleton Birch Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BIRCH SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
This company · 08521262

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Singleton Birch Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Planet Biogas Group Gmbhceased 06/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Melton Ross Quarries
Melton Ross Quarries
Barnetby
North Lincolnshire
DN38 6AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (6 active · 14 resigned)

DELL, Blake Pieper
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
EMBLETON, Alexa Jayne
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-06-22
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Active
FINCHER, Clenon Anderson
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-09-07
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Active
FITZGERALD, Patrick Tallman
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-05-01
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Active
HOGAN, Paul Lawrence
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-09-07
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Active
KIEFER, Michael Philip
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-05-01
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Active
EMBLETON, Alexa Jayne
secretary · appointed 2018-04-27 · resigned 2022-09-07
Resigned
ROBERTS, Donald
secretary · appointed 2022-09-07 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned
ADAMIK, Jürgen Richard
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-02-06 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned
ARNOTT, Edward George Robert
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-03-05 · resigned 2025-11-14
Resigned
BECKER, Hendrik
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-05-09 · resigned 2015-03-18
Resigned
CARNEY, Glenn Ashley
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-07-28 · resigned 2024-03-05
Resigned
HAWORTH, Martin David
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-02-06 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
HENKEN, Arthur
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-09-07 · resigned 2024-01-26
Resigned
MEYER ZU STROHE, Jörg Ernst
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-03-18 · resigned 2018-02-06
Resigned
ROBERTS, Donald
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-09-07 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned
SACKER, Mark Henry
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-06-22 · resigned 2022-05-02
Resigned
STANSFIELD, Richard Mark
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-02-06 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
TATTERTON, Ellen Patricia
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-04-27 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned
VENHAUS, David
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-09-07 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/08/202111/10/2025
satisfied
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge19/12/201927/08/2021

Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-10