BIRCH TREE CARE (SOUTH EAST) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12377720 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-24
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £20,447
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£20k
↑ 756% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 109% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £45.1k | £20.9k |
| Current assets | £21.4k | £10.2k |
| Net assets | £20.4k | £2.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-10➕BIRCH, Grace Ann appointeddirector
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-11➖BIRCH, Grace Ann resigneddirector
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRCH TREE CARE (SOUTH EAST) LTD
- 2019-12-24➕BIRCH, Christopher Neil appointeddirector
- 2019-12-24➕BIRCH, Michael Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-12-24➕BIRCH, Grace Ann appointeddirector
- 2019-12-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIRCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-06: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Edward Birch Individual · British · DOB 10/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/12/2019 |
Miss Grace Ann Birch Individual · British · DOB 11/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/12/2019 |
Mr Christopher Neil Birch Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
29 Watchester Lane
Minster
Ramsgate
CT12 4DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BIRCH, Christopher Neil→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-24
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BIRCH, Grace Ann→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-11-10
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BIRCH, Michael Edward→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2019-12-24
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BIRCH, Grace Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2019-12-24 · resigned 2021-12-11
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-12-24