BIRCHWOOD INVESTMENTS LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC341600 · llp · incorporated 2008-11-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declaredCash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£18k
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £17.5k | £52.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2024-07-23📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-06-20📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2024-01-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-09-27➕MEHTA BIRCHWOOD LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2023-09-27📄appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP02
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2023-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2023-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2023-03-29➖MEHTA, Ranjeet resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-11-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-13📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2011-08-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2008-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRCHWOOD INVESTMENTS LLP
- 2008-11-20➕MEHTA, Balraj appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-11-20➕MEHTA, Ranjeet appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Balraj Mehta Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 285 NEWBRIDGE BARBER LOUNGE LTD→ 16260186 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2008-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Granville House
2 Tettenhall Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV1 4SB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MEHTA, Balraj→
Activellp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2008-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEHTA BIRCHWOOD LIMITED→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2023-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEHTA, Ranjeet→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~56y · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2023-03-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 05/08/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2024-07-23
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-07-23
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-02
appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-05-02
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-11-24