BIRDSEDGE PLANT & TOOL HIRE LTD
🌳Matureactive
10032552 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-29
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£147.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £147,192
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£147k
Current Assets
£58k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £196.4k |
| Current assets | £57.9k |
| Net assets | £147.2k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-07-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-07-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11➕ELLIS, Glen Eric Taylor appointeddirector
- 2017-10-08➖ELLIS, Christopher Graham Taylor resigneddirector
- 2016-02-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRDSEDGE PLANT & TOOL HIRE LTD
- 2016-02-29➕ELLIS, Russell Guy Taylor appointeddirector
- 2016-02-29➕ELLIS, Christopher Graham Taylor appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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 Russell Guy Taylor Ellis Individual · British · DOB 04/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/07/2026 |
Mr Glen Eric Taylor Ellis Individual · English · DOB 06/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/02/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Russell Guy Taylor Ellisceased 02/07/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
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
Incorporated2016-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610
Registered office
Fairleigh Farm
Birdsedge
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD8 8XW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ELLIS, Glen Eric Taylor→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2017-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS, Russell Guy Taylor→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2016-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS, Christopher Graham Taylor→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2016-02-29 · resigned 2017-10-08
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Recent filings (37 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-08-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15