BIRCHMOUNT SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11100282 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£19.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,208

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£114k
Net Worth
£19k
Current Assets
£116k
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£116kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£33.3k
Current assets£115.5k
Cash£114.1k
Debtors£1.4k
Net assets£19.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-24
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-02-02
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  13. 2021-01-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-08-03
    IFTIKHAR, Sundes Sultana resigned
    director
  17. 2019-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BIRCHMOUNT SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2017-12-06
    BAPTIE-WOOD, Jonathon James appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-06
    IFTIKHAR, Sundes Sultana appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathon James Baptie-Wood
Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sundes Sultana Iftikharceased 06/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance

Registered office

Unit 14 Waterside South
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN5 7FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BAPTIE-WOOD, Jonathon James
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-12-06
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Active
IFTIKHAR, Sundes Sultana
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-12-06 · resigned 2020-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30