BIRDS FREE RANGE EGGS

🌳Matureactive
09517834 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2015-03-30
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46330
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2024-01-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2016-02-09
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  4. 2015-08-19
    📄
    capital-allotment-new-class-of-shares
    capital · SH09
  5. 2015-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2015-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2015-04-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2015-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2015-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIRDS FREE RANGE EGGS
  10. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    BIRD, Alan Foster appointed
    director
  11. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    BIRD, Avril Mary appointed
    director
  12. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  13. 2015-03-30
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director
  14. 2015-03-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIRD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Alan Foster Bird
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Avril Mary Bird
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
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
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2015-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46330 — SIC 46330

Registered office

Askew Rigg
Troutbeck
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 0SZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BIRD, Alan Foster→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-03-30
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Active
BIRD, Avril Mary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-30
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Active
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-03-30 · resigned 2015-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-02-20
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-09
capital-allotment-new-class-of-shares
capital · SH09
2015-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-04-08