BIRCHAMS WOOD LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14283473 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-995
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 02200SIC 02200
- 02300SIC 02300
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £995
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1
Net Worth
-£995
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-995 |
| Cash | £1 |
| Net assets | £-995 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRCHAMS WOOD LTD
- 2022-08-08➕REVENS, Carl Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-08-08➕REVENS, Nicola Claire appointeddirector
- 2022-08-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Andrew Revens Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Rrif Ltdceased 29/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEWORTH CENTRE OF EQUESTRIAN SERVICES LIMITED→ 12532066 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BATHURST ESTATE FARMING LIMITED→ 11788515 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BERKELEY FARMS LIMITED→ 03092255 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| BERNARD RIGHTON & SONS LIMITED→ 00714423 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| BISLEY BIRDS LTD→ 16908807 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLACKHOUSE FARM LIMITED→ 04966043 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BONDS MILL COTTAGES MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05330730 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BOSH FARMING LTD→ 13792484 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BOUNTIFUL BEES LIMITED→ 15153759 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BOWERS HILL FARM LIMITED→ 13333090 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOXBUSH FARM LIMITED→ 02710584 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
Goodridge Court
Goodridge Avenue
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 5EN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
REVENS, Carl Andrew→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REVENS, Nicola Claire→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-28