BIRCHWOOD MARINE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12710405 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-01
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£1.50M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 50300SIC 50300
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,500,369

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£742
Net Worth
£1.5m
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£1.50M
Cash£742
Net assets£1.50M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-14
    ➕
    WAGSTAFF, Paul Frederick appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-01-14
    ➖
    WAGSTAFF, Paul Frederick resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-14
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2024-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-21
    ➕
    WAGSTAFF, Anthony Edward Michael appointed
    director
  9. 2024-07-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-07-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2024-06-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-06-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-06-13
    ➖
    VICK, Ernest Charles resigned
    director
  15. 2023-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-07-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-07-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-07-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2023-07-20
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2023-07-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    LANGDON, Sean Anthony Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2023-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-02-23
    ➖
    OLOKO, Biyi resigned
    director
  24. 2022-09-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2022-09-14
    ➕
    OLOKO, Biyi appointed
    director
  26. 2022-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2020-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIRCHWOOD MARINE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  28. 2020-07-01
    ➕
    VICK, Ernest Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2020-07-01
    ➕
    WAGSTAFF, Paul Frederick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Vick Marine Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Vick Marine Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
⬇
BIRCHWOOD MARINE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 12710405

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vick Marine Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Frederick Wagstaffceased 20/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ernest Charles Vickceased 20/07/2023· 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
Incorporated2020-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

4 4 Enterprise Court,
Downmill Road
Bracknell
RG12 1QS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WAGSTAFF, Paul Frederick→
secretary · appointed 2025-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANGDON, Sean Anthony Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAGSTAFF, Anthony Edward Michael→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLOKO, Biyi→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-09-14 · resigned 2023-02-23
Resigned
VICK, Ernest Charles→
director · ~84y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2024-06-13
Resigned
WAGSTAFF, Paul Frederick→
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2025-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14